diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/metro-usb.c b/drivers/usb/serial/metro-usb.c
index e968d3396813..6b7d2779148c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/metro-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/metro-usb.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static bool debug;
 
 static void metrousb_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
-	struct usb_serial_port *port = (struct usb_serial_port *)urb->context;
+	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
 	struct metrousb_private *metro_priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
@@ -253,13 +253,10 @@ static int metrousb_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
 		port = serial->port[i];
 
 		/* Declare memory. */
-		metro_priv = kmalloc(sizeof(struct metrousb_private), GFP_KERNEL);
+		metro_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct metrousb_private), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!metro_priv)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		/* Clear memory. */
-		memset(metro_priv, 0x00, sizeof(struct metrousb_private));
-
 		/* Initialize memory. */
 		spin_lock_init(&metro_priv->lock);
 		usb_set_serial_port_data(port, metro_priv);