diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 34494f08c0cd..36ce1e3f9c81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ int rtw_alloc_hwxmits(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	pxmitpriv->hwxmit_entry = HWXMIT_ENTRY;
 
-	pxmitpriv->hwxmits = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hw_xmit) * pxmitpriv->hwxmit_entry, GFP_KERNEL);
+	pxmitpriv->hwxmits = kcalloc(pxmitpriv->hwxmit_entry, sizeof(struct hw_xmit), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pxmitpriv->hwxmits)
 		return -ENOMEM;