diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/sidtab.c b/security/selinux/ss/sidtab.c
index 5840a35155fc..c9533b21942b 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/sidtab.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/sidtab.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int sidtab_init(struct sidtab *s)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	s->htable = kmalloc(sizeof(*(s->htable)) * SIDTAB_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	s->htable = kmalloc_array(SIDTAB_SIZE, sizeof(*s->htable), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!s->htable)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	for (i = 0; i < SIDTAB_SIZE; i++)