diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index bc0c20ac90a1916aeab33904021358a99c039caf..2a1a2d566e39194f365715602a9f7ebb0e4bf879 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int pwmchip_add_with_polarity(struct pwm_chip *chip,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	chip->pwms = kzalloc(chip->npwm * sizeof(*pwm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	chip->pwms = kcalloc(chip->npwm, sizeof(*pwm), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!chip->pwms) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;