diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32cc.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32cc.c
index 501eb296c760..51ecb8d0fb7e 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32cc.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32cc.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ int s32_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	spin_lock_init(&ipctl->gpio_configs_lock);
 
 	s32_pinctrl_desc =
-		devm_kmalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*s32_pinctrl_desc), GFP_KERNEL);
+		devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*s32_pinctrl_desc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!s32_pinctrl_desc)
 		return -ENOMEM;