diff --git a/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_hfsc.c b/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_hfsc.c
index 9c91c43f5c10..bced145c9cdd 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_hfsc.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_hfsc.c
@@ -400,15 +400,13 @@ hfsc_class_create(struct hfsc_if *hif, struct service_curve *rsc,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	cl = malloc(sizeof(struct hfsc_class), M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+	cl = malloc(sizeof(struct hfsc_class), M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 	if (cl == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
-	bzero(cl, sizeof(struct hfsc_class));
 
-	cl->cl_q = malloc(sizeof(class_queue_t), M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+	cl->cl_q = malloc(sizeof(class_queue_t), M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 	if (cl->cl_q == NULL)
 		goto err_ret;
-	bzero(cl->cl_q, sizeof(class_queue_t));
 
 	cl->cl_actc = actlist_alloc();
 	if (cl->cl_actc == NULL)
@@ -466,7 +464,7 @@ hfsc_class_create(struct hfsc_if *hif, struct service_curve *rsc,
 
 	if (rsc != NULL && (rsc->m1 != 0 || rsc->m2 != 0)) {
 		cl->cl_rsc = malloc(sizeof(struct internal_sc),
-		    M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+		    M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT);
 		if (cl->cl_rsc == NULL)
 			goto err_ret;
 		sc2isc(rsc, cl->cl_rsc);
@@ -475,7 +473,7 @@ hfsc_class_create(struct hfsc_if *hif, struct service_curve *rsc,
 	}
 	if (fsc != NULL && (fsc->m1 != 0 || fsc->m2 != 0)) {
 		cl->cl_fsc = malloc(sizeof(struct internal_sc),
-		    M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+		    M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT);
 		if (cl->cl_fsc == NULL)
 			goto err_ret;
 		sc2isc(fsc, cl->cl_fsc);
@@ -483,7 +481,7 @@ hfsc_class_create(struct hfsc_if *hif, struct service_curve *rsc,
 	}
 	if (usc != NULL && (usc->m1 != 0 || usc->m2 != 0)) {
 		cl->cl_usc = malloc(sizeof(struct internal_sc),
-		    M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+		    M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT);
 		if (cl->cl_usc == NULL)
 			goto err_ret;
 		sc2isc(usc, cl->cl_usc);
diff --git a/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_priq.c b/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_priq.c
index 0ec6534ab412..0dde938d8510 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_priq.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_priq.c
@@ -316,17 +316,15 @@ priq_class_create(struct priq_if *pif, int pri, int qlimit, int flags, int qid)
 			red_destroy(cl->cl_red);
 #endif
 	} else {
-		cl = malloc(sizeof(struct priq_class),
-		       M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+		cl = malloc(sizeof(struct priq_class), M_DEVBUF,
+		    M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 		if (cl == NULL)
 			return (NULL);
-		bzero(cl, sizeof(struct priq_class));
 
-		cl->cl_q = malloc(sizeof(class_queue_t),
-		       M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+		cl->cl_q = malloc(sizeof(class_queue_t), M_DEVBUF,
+		    M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 		if (cl->cl_q == NULL)
 			goto err_ret;
-		bzero(cl->cl_q, sizeof(class_queue_t));
 	}
 
 	pif->pif_classes[pri] = cl;
diff --git a/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_rmclass.c b/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_rmclass.c
index 79fc68bde41b..fec54ce93ceb 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_rmclass.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/altq/altq/altq_rmclass.c
@@ -218,19 +218,15 @@ rmc_newclass(int pri, struct rm_ifdat *ifd, u_int nsecPerByte,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	cl = malloc(sizeof(struct rm_class),
-	       M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+	cl = malloc(sizeof(struct rm_class), M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 	if (cl == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
-	bzero(cl, sizeof(struct rm_class));
 	CALLOUT_INIT(&cl->callout_);
-	cl->q_ = malloc(sizeof(class_queue_t),
-	       M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK);
+	cl->q_ = malloc(sizeof(class_queue_t), M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 	if (cl->q_ == NULL) {
 		free(cl, M_DEVBUF);
 		return (NULL);
 	}
-	bzero(cl->q_, sizeof(class_queue_t));
 
 	/*
 	 * Class initialization.