diff --git a/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c b/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
index 4a2a796e348c..52d04641e361 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
@@ -742,8 +742,7 @@ pxad_alloc_desc(struct pxad_chan *chan, unsigned int nb_hw_desc)
 	dma_addr_t dma;
 	int i;
 
-	sw_desc = kzalloc(sizeof(*sw_desc) +
-			  nb_hw_desc * sizeof(struct pxad_desc_hw *),
+	sw_desc = kzalloc(struct_size(sw_desc, hw_desc, nb_hw_desc),
 			  GFP_NOWAIT);
 	if (!sw_desc)
 		return NULL;