diff --git a/arch/ppc64/kernel/pSeries_reconfig.c b/arch/ppc64/kernel/pSeries_reconfig.c
index dc2a69d412a2..58c61219d08e 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/kernel/pSeries_reconfig.c
+++ b/arch/ppc64/kernel/pSeries_reconfig.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int pSeries_reconfig_add_node(const char *path, struct property *proplist
 	struct device_node *np;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
-	np = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*np), GFP_KERNEL);
+	np = kzalloc(sizeof(*np), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!np)
 		goto out_err;