diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_sysfs.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_sysfs.c
index 0bdfdd4bb0fa..be58d5257bcb 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_sysfs.c
@@ -280,8 +280,7 @@ static ssize_t max_vclocks_store(struct device *dev,
 	if (max < ptp->n_vclocks)
 		goto out;
 
-	size = sizeof(int) * max;
-	vclock_index = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	vclock_index = kcalloc(max, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vclock_index) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;