diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c b/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
index cdcd6e38b2956b091c9fae6fda9dad148d1ac358..8c1f9225d35846006d6d20813031cde94d79caf0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ wbcir_tx(struct rc_dev *dev, unsigned *b, unsigned count)
 	unsigned i;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	buf = kmalloc(count * sizeof(*b), GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*b), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;