diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser.h b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser.h
index 3f8113908..90fa056a2 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser.h
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void isert_conn_free(struct isert_connection *isert_conn);
 void isert_conn_disconnect(struct isert_connection *isert_conn);
 void isert_post_drain(struct isert_connection *isert_conn);
 
-static inline struct isert_connection *isert_conn_alloc(void)
+static inline struct isert_connection *isert_conn_zalloc(void)
 {
 	return kmem_cache_zalloc(isert_conn_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
index b645c4cf9..1b3e849a9 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ static struct isert_connection *isert_conn_create(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
-	isert_conn = isert_conn_alloc();
+	isert_conn = isert_conn_zalloc();
 	if (unlikely(!isert_conn)) {
 		pr_err("Unable to allocate iser conn, cm_id:%p\n", cm_id);
 		err = -ENOMEM;