diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index 7a5dacaa06e3..2609aba121e8 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void __init memory_present(int nid, unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 	if (unlikely(!mem_section)) {
 		unsigned long size, align;
 
-		size = sizeof(struct mem_section) * NR_SECTION_ROOTS;
+		size = sizeof(struct mem_section*) * NR_SECTION_ROOTS;
 		align = 1 << (INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT);
 		mem_section = memblock_virt_alloc(size, align);
 	}