diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
index 2d1acc6c54455de4d397dc64cc471d8890e95bc7..f9e51ef8dfa2432ec44168feebc82579f3ac0be6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ minstrel_ht_alloc_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp)
 			max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
 	}
 
-	msp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_ht_sta), gfp);
+	msp = kzalloc(sizeof(*msp), gfp);
 	if (!msp)
 		return NULL;