diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 8c6f5aafda1d..94010c4e4f89 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ int dvb_dmxdev_init(struct dmxdev *dmxdev, struct dvb_adapter *dvb_adapter)
 	if (dmxdev->demux->open(dmxdev->demux) < 0)
 		return -EUSERS;
 
-	dmxdev->filter = vmalloc_array(dmxdev->filternum,
+	dmxdev->filter = vcalloc(dmxdev->filternum,
 				       sizeof(struct dmxdev_filter));
 	if (!dmxdev->filter)
 		return -ENOMEM;