diff --git a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/fileops.c b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/fileops.c
index 5eb6c5f24feb..21ebab7dbc7b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/fileops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/fileops.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ int  kpc_dma_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		return -EBUSY; /* already open */
 	}
 
-	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dev_private_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/kpc_dma_driver.c b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/kpc_dma_driver.c
index ec79a8500caf..25ea16a1981e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/kpc_dma_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc_dma/kpc_dma_driver.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int  kpc_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pldev)
 	int rv = 0;
 	dev_t dev;
 
-	struct kpc_dma_device *ldev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kpc_dma_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct kpc_dma_device *ldev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ldev), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!ldev) {
 		dev_err(&pldev->dev, "%s: unable to kzalloc space for kpc_dma_device\n", __func__);