diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sync.c
index cec5cfa6ea15..7f903084f0f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sync.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static struct xe_user_fence *user_fence_create(struct xe_device *xe, u64 addr,
 {
 	struct xe_user_fence *ufence;
 
-	ufence = kmalloc(sizeof(*ufence), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ufence = kzalloc(sizeof(*ufence), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ufence)
 		return NULL;