--- dialects/linux/machine.h
+++ dialects/linux/machine.h
@@ -646,6 +646,6 @@
  * zeromem is a macro that uses bzero or memset.
  */
 
-#define	zeromem(a, l)	bzero(a, l)
+#define	zeromem(a, l)	memset(a, 0, l)
 
 #endif	/* !defined(LSOF_MACHINE_H) */