diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index b15edfc37a59ace3cc4d563d13fc1b134f7b5a77..f64c9781b6cfd7cc468f1b156e96d5b9bdc3ba9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ static int netvsc_init_buf(struct hv_device *device)
 	net_device->map_words = DIV_ROUND_UP(net_device->send_section_cnt,
 					     BITS_PER_LONG);
 
-	net_device->send_section_map =
-		kzalloc(net_device->map_words * sizeof(ulong), GFP_KERNEL);
+	net_device->send_section_map = kcalloc(net_device->map_words,
+					       sizeof(ulong), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (net_device->send_section_map == NULL) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto cleanup;