diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index abcbf7ff8743..5d219384b4d1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@ __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, bool snapshot)
 	if (!iter)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	iter->buffer_iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter->buffer_iter) * num_possible_cpus(),
+	iter->buffer_iter = kcalloc(num_possible_cpus(), sizeof(*iter->buffer_iter),
 				    GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!iter->buffer_iter)
 		goto release;