diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 991c2a0dd67e..7a226537877b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -2329,8 +2329,8 @@ static int e1000_alloc_ring_dma(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 
-	ring->desc = dma_alloc_coherent(&pdev->dev, ring->size, &ring->dma,
-					GFP_KERNEL);
+	ring->desc = dma_zalloc_coherent(&pdev->dev, ring->size, &ring->dma,
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ring->desc)
 		return -ENOMEM;