diff --git a/sys/netinet6/nd6.c b/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
index da48a87e489..3655b4576d8 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ nd6_ifattach(struct ifnet *ifp)
 {
 	struct nd_ifinfo *nd;
 
-	nd = (struct nd_ifinfo *)malloc(sizeof(*nd), M_IP6NDP, M_WAITOK|M_ZERO);
+	nd = malloc(sizeof(*nd), M_IP6NDP, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	nd->initialized = 1;
 
 	nd->chlim = IPV6_DEFHLIM;
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/nd6_rtr.c b/sys/netinet6/nd6_rtr.c
index ca649081368..895a06d8951 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/nd6_rtr.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/nd6_rtr.c
@@ -779,11 +779,10 @@ defrtrlist_update(struct nd_defrouter *new)
 	if (new->rtlifetime == 0)
 		return (NULL);
 
-	n = (struct nd_defrouter *)malloc(sizeof(*n), M_IP6NDP, M_NOWAIT);
+	n = malloc(sizeof(*n), M_IP6NDP, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 	if (n == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
-	bzero(n, sizeof(*n));
-	*n = *new;
+	memcpy(n, new, sizeof(*n));
 
 insert:
 	/*
@@ -826,10 +825,9 @@ pfxrtr_add(struct nd_prefix *pr, struct nd_defrouter *dr)
 {
 	struct nd_pfxrouter *new;
 
-	new = (struct nd_pfxrouter *)malloc(sizeof(*new), M_IP6NDP, M_NOWAIT);
+	new = malloc(sizeof(*new), M_IP6NDP, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 	if (new == NULL)
 		return;
-	bzero(new, sizeof(*new));
 	new->router = dr;
 
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&pr->ndpr_advrtrs, new, pfr_entry);
@@ -869,10 +867,9 @@ nd6_prelist_add(struct nd_prefixctl *pr, struct nd_defrouter *dr,
 	int error = 0;
 	char ip6buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 
-	new = (struct nd_prefix *)malloc(sizeof(*new), M_IP6NDP, M_NOWAIT);
+	new = malloc(sizeof(*new), M_IP6NDP, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 	if (new == NULL)
-		return(ENOMEM);
-	bzero(new, sizeof(*new));
+		return (ENOMEM);
 	new->ndpr_ifp = pr->ndpr_ifp;
 	new->ndpr_prefix = pr->ndpr_prefix;
 	new->ndpr_plen = pr->ndpr_plen;