diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c
index fbce1f7e68ca..c17870cddb5b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_efuse.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ efuse_phymap_to_logical(u8 *phymap, u16 _offset, u16 _size_byte, u8  *pbuf)
 	if (!efuseTbl)
 		return;
 
-	eFuseWord = (u16 **)rtw_malloc2d(EFUSE_MAX_SECTION_88E, EFUSE_MAX_WORD_UNIT, sizeof(u16));
+	eFuseWord = (u16 **)rtw_malloc2d(EFUSE_MAX_SECTION_88E, EFUSE_MAX_WORD_UNIT, sizeof(*eFuseWord));
 	if (!eFuseWord) {
 		DBG_88E("%s: alloc eFuseWord fail!\n", __func__);
 		goto eFuseWord_failed;