diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index 0bea2b262a47..175fff79dc95 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -2309,8 +2309,8 @@ static ssize_t merge_across_nodes_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 			 * Allocate stable and unstable together:
 			 * MAXSMP NODES_SHIFT 10 will use 16kB.
 			 */
-			buf = kcalloc(nr_node_ids + nr_node_ids,
-				sizeof(*buf), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+			buf = kcalloc(nr_node_ids + nr_node_ids, sizeof(*buf),
+				      GFP_KERNEL);
 			/* Let us assume that RB_ROOT is NULL is zero */
 			if (!buf)
 				err = -ENOMEM;