--- a55d3a367ae86a95e3788e6162717188bb05ad90
+++ dfadc5b729f194905ded52faef8b2d2564dfd2ce
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ int __ref profile_init(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	prof_buffer = vmalloc(buffer_bytes);
-	if (prof_buffer)
+	if (prof_buffer) {
+		memset(prof_buffer, 0, buffer_bytes);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	free_cpumask_var(prof_cpu_mask);
 	return -ENOMEM;