diff --git a/viosock/wsk/provider.c b/viosock/wsk/provider.c
index dc32a2d97..c35e704c3 100644
--- a/viosock/wsk/provider.c
+++ b/viosock/wsk/provider.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ VioWskGetAddressInfo(
             goto CompleteIrp;
     }
 
-    VMAddr = ExAllocatePoolWithTag(NonPagedPool, sizeof(SOCKADDR_VM), VIOSOCK_WSK_MEMORY_TAG);
+    VMAddr = ExAllocatePoolUninitialized(NonPagedPool, sizeof(SOCKADDR_VM), VIOSOCK_WSK_MEMORY_TAG);
     if (!VMAddr)
     {
         Status = STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ VioWskGetAddressInfo(
     VMAddr->svm_family = AF_VSOCK;
     VMAddr->svm_cid = Cid;
     VMAddr->svm_port = Port;
-    AddrInfo = ExAllocatePoolWithTag(PagedPool, sizeof(ADDRINFOEXW), VIOSOCK_WSK_MEMORY_TAG);
+    AddrInfo = ExAllocatePoolUninitialized(PagedPool, sizeof(ADDRINFOEXW), VIOSOCK_WSK_MEMORY_TAG);
     if (!AddrInfo)
     {
         Status = STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;