diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 7a71df167464..7ed60abf4d49 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -1634,7 +1634,8 @@ void 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);
 
 	hwxmits = pxmitpriv->hwxmits;