diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/bcm2835-camera.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/bcm2835-camera.c
index 84650d9a8d06b83a11e92ad27741d95d939b1da9..c9a68d4ebd158f75eeaf54701ef99fc26c6a85f3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/bcm2835-camera.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/bcm2835-camera.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ static int __init bm2835_mmal_init(void)
 		num_cameras = MAX_BCM2835_CAMERAS;
 
 	for (camera = 0; camera < num_cameras; camera++) {
-		dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct bm2835_mmal_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+		dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!dev) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto cleanup_gdev;