diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_file.c b/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
index 3ae1f7137d9d..3d593af30aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ fd_execute_rw_aio(struct se_cmd *cmd, struct scatterlist *sgl, u32 sgl_nents,
 	ssize_t len = 0;
 	int ret = 0, i;
 
-	aio_cmd = kmalloc_flex(*aio_cmd, bvecs, sgl_nents);
+	aio_cmd = kzalloc_flex(*aio_cmd, bvecs, sgl_nents);
 	if (!aio_cmd)
 		return TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;