diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index 63f8a8163b5f108c2ab8913266e6c3a31dcd6f6b..2ff7be17e5afd856f1422aedcaa36a4a466ddd5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -3135,7 +3135,7 @@ int ionic_lif_init(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	lif->dbid_inuse = bitmap_alloc(lif->dbid_count, GFP_KERNEL);
+	lif->dbid_inuse = bitmap_zalloc(lif->dbid_count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lif->dbid_inuse) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed alloc doorbell id bitmap, aborting\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;