diff --git a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
index ef977bf54a404dc44df6e5cc96995f55af42a2e4..04f5781dca308a67d8f9393fefa96991c5a1125e 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ static int ns_init_card(int i, struct pci_dev *pcidev)
 		return error;
         }
 
-	if ((card = kmalloc(sizeof(ns_dev), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
+	card = kmalloc(sizeof(*card), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!card) {
 		printk
 		    ("nicstar%d: can't allocate memory for device structure.\n",
 		     i);