diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 1c52d019..40004a36 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@
 		if (bytes > len)
 			bytes = len;
 
-		page = alloc_page(q->bounce_gfp | gfp_mask);
+		page = alloc_page(q->bounce_gfp | __GFP_ZERO | gfp_mask);
 		if (!page)
 			goto cleanup;