diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/dma-v1.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/dma-v1.c
index e9f1769b49f51839a8eafe3ab5a5c8159b5670d0..236f1495efad092039a391089b34a6100f77e5f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/dma-v1.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/dma-v1.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ int imx_dma_request(int channel, const char *name)
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
-	memset(imxdma, 0, sizeof(imxdma));
+	memset(imxdma, 0, sizeof(*imxdma));
 	imxdma->name = name;
 	local_irq_restore(flags); /* request_irq() can block */