diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das1800.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das1800.c
index 381ae9440ab26..13ed31cebb7e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das1800.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das1800.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ static int das1800_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	if (dev->irq & it->options[2])
 		das1800_init_dma(dev, it);
 
-	devpriv->fifo_buf = kmalloc(FIFO_SIZE * sizeof(uint16_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+	devpriv->fifo_buf = kmalloc_array(FIFO_SIZE, sizeof(uint16_t), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv->fifo_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;