diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 5649476fb8fd..cf351d1aa74b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ static int scan(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_scan_request *request)
 		PRINT_D(CFG80211_DBG, "Number of SSIDs %d\n", request->n_ssids);
 
 		if (request->n_ssids >= 1) {
-			strHiddenNetwork.net_info = kmalloc(request->n_ssids * sizeof(struct hidden_network), GFP_KERNEL);
+			strHiddenNetwork.net_info = kmalloc_array(request->n_ssids, sizeof(struct hidden_network), GFP_KERNEL);
 			strHiddenNetwork.n_ssids = request->n_ssids;