diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index c0c8945603cbbdd6284ff60b5df4d118502305d5..4e76ffcb5394defbe1e1ff1db61dd7604363019d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -933,12 +933,11 @@ static int wmi_dev_probe(struct device *dev)
 			goto probe_failure;
 		}
 
-		buf = kmalloc(strlen(wdriver->driver.name) + 5, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "wmi/%s", wdriver->driver.name);
 		if (!buf) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto probe_string_failure;
 		}
-		sprintf(buf, "wmi/%s", wdriver->driver.name);
 		wblock->char_dev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
 		wblock->char_dev.name = buf;
 		wblock->char_dev.fops = &wmi_fops;