diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 3c6e8a45f..e1c82a474 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,6 @@ ret:
     if (urandom_fd != -1) {
         close(urandom_fd);
     }
-    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
     return result;
 }