diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 52735162444f..dda1a64ab89c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -9651,14 +9651,14 @@ static int ipr_alloc_cmd_blks(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IPR_NUM_CMD_BLKS; i++) {
-		ipr_cmd = dma_pool_alloc(ioa_cfg->ipr_cmd_pool, GFP_KERNEL, &dma_addr);
+		ipr_cmd = dma_pool_zalloc(ioa_cfg->ipr_cmd_pool,
+				GFP_KERNEL, &dma_addr);
 
 		if (!ipr_cmd) {
 			ipr_free_cmd_blks(ioa_cfg);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
-		memset(ipr_cmd, 0, sizeof(*ipr_cmd));
 		ioa_cfg->ipr_cmnd_list[i] = ipr_cmd;
 		ioa_cfg->ipr_cmnd_list_dma[i] = dma_addr;