diff --git a/mm/mempool.c b/mm/mempool.c
index c4a23cdae3f0e7cf5d9b87970faa80e7f6f78c59..7d8c5a0010a2d0c9e5b006ce4e961777c127ac6e 100644
--- a/mm/mempool.c
+++ b/mm/mempool.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ mempool_t *mempool_create_node(int min_nr, mempool_alloc_t *alloc_fn,
 	pool = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*pool), gfp_mask, node_id);
 	if (!pool)
 		return NULL;
-	pool->elements = kmalloc_node(min_nr * sizeof(void *),
+	pool->elements = kmalloc_array_node(min_nr, sizeof(void *),
 				      gfp_mask, node_id);
 	if (!pool->elements) {
 		kfree(pool);