diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_ioctl.c b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_ioctl.c
index a7ba0e42df3e..37122c16fc0b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_ioctl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_ioctl.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ ath_ioctl_diag(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_diag *ad)
 		 * pointer for us to use below in reclaiming the buffer;
 		 * may want to be more defensive.
 		 */
-		outdata = malloc(outsize, M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT);
+		outdata = malloc(outsize, M_TEMP, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 		if (outdata == NULL) {
 			error = ENOMEM;
 			goto bad;
diff --git a/sys/tools/embed_mfs.sh b/sys/tools/embed_mfs.sh
index c4fea153d561..012466230884 100644
--- a/sys/tools/embed_mfs.sh
+++ b/sys/tools/embed_mfs.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ mfs_size=`stat -f '%z' $2 2> /dev/null`
 
 err_no_mfs="Can't locate mfs section within "
 
-if [ `file -b $1 | grep -q '^ELF ..-bit .SB executable'` ]; then
+if file -b $1 | grep -q '^ELF ..-bit .SB executable'; then
 
 	sec_info=`elfdump -c $1 2> /dev/null | grep -A 5 -E "sh_name: oldmfs$"`
 	# If we can't find the mfs section within the given kernel - bail.