diff --git a/drivers/memory/samsung/exynos5422-dmc.c b/drivers/memory/samsung/exynos5422-dmc.c
index 9c8318923ed0..4733e7898ffe 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/samsung/exynos5422-dmc.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/samsung/exynos5422-dmc.c
@@ -1322,7 +1322,6 @@ static int exynos5_dmc_init_clks(struct exynos5_dmc *dmc)
  */
 static int exynos5_performance_counters_init(struct exynos5_dmc *dmc)
 {
-	int counters_size;
 	int ret, i;
 
 	dmc->num_counters = devfreq_event_get_edev_count(dmc->dev,
@@ -1332,8 +1331,8 @@ static int exynos5_performance_counters_init(struct exynos5_dmc *dmc)
 		return dmc->num_counters;
 	}
 
-	counters_size = sizeof(struct devfreq_event_dev) * dmc->num_counters;
-	dmc->counter = devm_kzalloc(dmc->dev, counters_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	dmc->counter = devm_kcalloc(dmc->dev, dmc->num_counters,
+				    sizeof(*dmc->counter), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dmc->counter)
 		return -ENOMEM;