diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-init.c b/drivers/md/dm-init.c
index 352e803f566e..64611633e77c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-init.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-init.c
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ static char __init *dm_parse_table_entry(struct dm_device *dev, char *str)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 	/* target_args */
-	dev->target_args_array[n] = kstrndup(field[3], GFP_KERNEL,
-					     DM_MAX_STR_SIZE);
+	dev->target_args_array[n] = kstrndup(field[3], DM_MAX_STR_SIZE,
+					     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev->target_args_array[n])
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int __init dm_init_init(void)
 		DMERR("Argument is too big. Limit is %d\n", DM_MAX_STR_SIZE);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	str = kstrndup(create, GFP_KERNEL, DM_MAX_STR_SIZE);
+	str = kstrndup(create, DM_MAX_STR_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!str)
 		return -ENOMEM;