diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 858a582e674f..c41312660054 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int _rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 	struct mlme_priv		*pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	int	res = _SUCCESS;
 
-	/*  We don't need to memset padapter->XXX to zero, because adapter is allocated by rtw_zvmalloc(). */
+	/*  We don't need to memset padapter->XXX to zero, because adapter is allocated by vzalloc(). */
 
 	pmlmepriv->nic_hdl = (u8 *)padapter;
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int _rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	memset(&pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid, 0, sizeof(struct ndis_802_11_ssid));
 
-	pbuf = rtw_zvmalloc(MAX_BSS_CNT * (sizeof(struct wlan_network)));
+	pbuf = vzalloc(MAX_BSS_CNT * (sizeof(struct wlan_network)));
 
 	if (!pbuf) {
 		res = _FAIL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
index 07d9245fa05f..93bb683b628f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ void _rtw_mp_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv)
 	/*  Init xmit extension buff */
 	_rtw_init_queue(&pxmitpriv->free_xmit_extbuf_queue);
 
-	pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmit_extbuf = rtw_zvmalloc(num_xmit_extbuf * sizeof(struct xmit_buf) + 4);
+	pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmit_extbuf = vzalloc(num_xmit_extbuf * sizeof(struct xmit_buf) + 4);
 
 	if (!pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmit_extbuf) {
 		res = _FAIL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index 0e137aee0aa4..52236bae8693 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int _rtw_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	rtw_os_recv_resource_init(precvpriv, padapter);
 
-	precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf = rtw_zvmalloc(NR_RECVFRAME * sizeof(struct recv_frame) + RXFRAME_ALIGN_SZ);
+	precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf = vzalloc(NR_RECVFRAME * sizeof(struct recv_frame) + RXFRAME_ALIGN_SZ);
 
 	if (!precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf) {
 		res = _FAIL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
index 9628d095a487..f6dffed53a60 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ u32	_rtw_init_sta_priv(struct	sta_priv *pstapriv)
 	struct sta_info *psta;
 	s32 i;
 
-	pstapriv->pallocated_stainfo_buf = rtw_zvmalloc(sizeof(struct sta_info) * NUM_STA + 4);
+	pstapriv->pallocated_stainfo_buf = vzalloc(sizeof(struct sta_info) * NUM_STA + 4);
 
 	if (!pstapriv->pallocated_stainfo_buf)
 		return _FAIL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 69f997f44c07..e1de7448771c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ s32	_rtw_init_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 	u32 max_xmit_extbuf_size = MAX_XMIT_EXTBUF_SZ;
 	u32 num_xmit_extbuf = NR_XMIT_EXTBUFF;
 
-	/*  We don't need to memset padapter->XXX to zero, because adapter is allocated by rtw_zvmalloc(). */
+	/*  We don't need to memset padapter->XXX to zero, because adapter is allocated by vzalloc(). */
 
 	spin_lock_init(&pxmitpriv->lock);
 	sema_init(&pxmitpriv->xmit_sema, 0);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ s32	_rtw_init_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 	Please also apply  free_txobj to link_up all the xmit_frames...
 	*/
 
-	pxmitpriv->pallocated_frame_buf = rtw_zvmalloc(NR_XMITFRAME * sizeof(struct xmit_frame) + 4);
+	pxmitpriv->pallocated_frame_buf = vzalloc(NR_XMITFRAME * sizeof(struct xmit_frame) + 4);
 
 	if (!pxmitpriv->pallocated_frame_buf) {
 		pxmitpriv->pxmit_frame_buf = NULL;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ s32	_rtw_init_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 	_rtw_init_queue(&pxmitpriv->free_xmitbuf_queue);
 	_rtw_init_queue(&pxmitpriv->pending_xmitbuf_queue);
 
-	pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmitbuf = rtw_zvmalloc(NR_XMITBUFF * sizeof(struct xmit_buf) + 4);
+	pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmitbuf = vzalloc(NR_XMITBUFF * sizeof(struct xmit_buf) + 4);
 
 	if (!pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmitbuf) {
 		res = _FAIL;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ s32	_rtw_init_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 	/*  Init xmit extension buff */
 	_rtw_init_queue(&pxmitpriv->free_xmit_extbuf_queue);
 
-	pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmit_extbuf = rtw_zvmalloc(num_xmit_extbuf * sizeof(struct xmit_buf) + 4);
+	pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmit_extbuf = vzalloc(num_xmit_extbuf * sizeof(struct xmit_buf) + 4);
 
 	if (!pxmitpriv->pallocated_xmit_extbuf) {
 		res = _FAIL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/odm_interface.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/odm_interface.c
index 239a9703bb34..5a01495d74bc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/odm_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/odm_interface.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ u32 ODM_GetRFReg(struct odm_dm_struct *pDM_Odm, enum rf_radio_path	eRFPath, u32
 /*  ODM Memory relative API. */
 void ODM_AllocateMemory(struct odm_dm_struct *pDM_Odm, void **pPtr, u32 length)
 {
-	*pPtr = rtw_zvmalloc(length);
+	*pPtr = vzalloc(length);
 }
 
 /*  length could be ignored, used to detect memory leakage. */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
index 78e58f9150f3..393969f51206 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void rtw_IOL_cmd_tx_pkt_buf_dump(struct adapter *Adapter, int data_len)
 	u32 fifo_data, reg_140;
 	u32 addr, rstatus, loop = 0;
 	u16 data_cnts = (data_len / 8) + 1;
-	u8 *pbuf = rtw_zvmalloc(data_len + 10);
+	u8 *pbuf = vzalloc(data_len + 10);
 	DBG_88E("###### %s ######\n", __func__);
 
 	rtw_write8(Adapter, REG_PKT_BUFF_ACCESS_CTRL, TXPKT_BUF_SELECT);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
index 800f493f1000..8a797bfcb7f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/osdep_service.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ struct net_device *rtw_alloc_etherdev(int sizeof_priv)
 
 	pnpi = netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 
-	pnpi->priv = rtw_zvmalloc(sizeof_priv);
+	pnpi->priv = vzalloc(sizeof_priv);
 	if (!pnpi->priv) {
 		free_netdev(pnetdev);
 		pnetdev = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
index 0f28ed77ef65..e002070f7fba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static struct adapter *rtw_usb_if1_init(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj,
 	struct net_device *pnetdev = NULL;
 	int status = _FAIL;
 
-	padapter = (struct adapter *)rtw_zvmalloc(sizeof(*padapter));
+	padapter = vzalloc(sizeof(*padapter));
 	if (!padapter)
 		goto exit;
 	padapter->dvobj = dvobj;