diff --git a/sysdep/linux/krt-scan.c b/sysdep/linux/krt-scan.c
index 3e5a2401..4660682d 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/krt-scan.c
+++ b/sysdep/linux/krt-scan.c
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ krt_temp_iface(struct krt_proto *p, char *name)
   WALK_LIST(i, p->scan.temp_ifs)
     if (!strcmp(i->name, name))
       return i;
-  i = mb_alloc(p->p.pool, sizeof(struct iface));
-  bzero(i, sizeof(*i));
+  i = mb_allocz(p->p.pool, sizeof(struct iface));
   strcpy(i->name, name);
   add_tail(&p->scan.temp_ifs, &i->n);
   return i;
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.c b/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.c
index c196efba..539686e0 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.c
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.c
@@ -419,8 +419,7 @@ krt_temp_iface(struct krt_proto *p, unsigned index)
   WALK_LIST(i, p->scan.temp_ifs)
     if (i->index == index)
       return i;
-  i = mb_alloc(p->p.pool, sizeof(struct iface));
-  bzero(i, sizeof(*i));
+  i = mb_allocz(p->p.pool, sizeof(struct iface));
   if (j = if_find_by_index(index))
     strcpy(i->name, j->name);
   else