diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
index 2ff15f081776..3467cde5ac6c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static int vme_user_master_mmap(unsigned int minor, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	vma_priv = kmalloc(sizeof(struct vme_user_vma_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	vma_priv = kmalloc(sizeof(*vma_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vma_priv) {
 		mutex_unlock(&image[minor].mutex);
 		return -ENOMEM;