diff --git a/xf86drm.c b/xf86drm.c
index 2ac3f265..879f85b6 100644
--- a/xf86drm.c
+++ b/xf86drm.c
@@ -866,8 +866,6 @@ drmVersionPtr drmGetVersion(int fd)
     drmVersionPtr retval;
     drm_version_t *version = drmMalloc(sizeof(*version));
 
-    memclear(*version);
-
     if (drmIoctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_VERSION, version)) {
         drmFreeKernelVersion(version);
         return NULL;