diff --git a/fs/dlm/lock.c b/fs/dlm/lock.c
index 6df332296c66..fd6fe55bedae 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lock.c
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ void dlm_scan_waiters(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 
 		if (!num_nodes) {
 			num_nodes = ls->ls_num_nodes;
-			warned = kzalloc(num_nodes * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+			warned = kcalloc(num_nodes, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
 		}
 		if (!warned)
 			continue;