diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 6b6ad8ba7..a27221a9c 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ ret:
     if (urandom_fd != -1) {
         close(urandom_fd);
     }
-    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
     return result;
 }