diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4acl.c
index b6ed38380ab8..54b8b4140c8f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4acl.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ init_state(struct posix_acl_state *state, int cnt)
 	 * enough space for either:
 	 */
 	alloc = sizeof(struct posix_ace_state_array)
-		+ cnt*sizeof(struct posix_ace_state);
+		+ cnt*sizeof(struct posix_user_ace_state);
 	state->users = kzalloc(alloc, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!state->users)
 		return -ENOMEM;