diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 49eaa17a51c..f73c1f54d3a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ retry:
 		num = (rem_sz > scatter_elem_sz_prev) ?
 			scatter_elem_sz_prev : rem_sz;
 
-		schp->pages[k] = alloc_pages(gfp_mask, order);
+		schp->pages[k] = alloc_pages(gfp_mask | __GFP_ZERO, order);
 		if (!schp->pages[k])
 			goto out;