diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/inventory.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/inventory.c
index f0b6722fc706169b37a407a1fad6b063984722e8..545f9d2fe71107edc181170dcac473d9dcec0388 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/inventory.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/inventory.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ add_system_map_addresses(struct parisc_device *dev, int num_addrs,
 	long status;
 	struct pdc_system_map_addr_info addr_result;
 
-	dev->addr = kmalloc(num_addrs * sizeof(unsigned long), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dev->addr = kmalloc_array(num_addrs, sizeof(*dev->addr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(!dev->addr) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s %s(): memory allocation failure\n",
 		       __FILE__, __func__);