diff --git a/sound/mips/hal2.c b/sound/mips/hal2.c
index 37d378a26a506c860320dc08d3642a32a9c0564b..c8904e732aaa5f1dbb365ca66bf742e616c25b13 100644
--- a/sound/mips/hal2.c
+++ b/sound/mips/hal2.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int hal2_create(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_hal2 **rchip)
 	struct hpc3_regs *hpc3 = hpc3c0;
 	int err;
 
-	hal2 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_hal2), GFP_KERNEL);
+	hal2 = kzalloc(sizeof(*hal2), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hal2)
 		return -ENOMEM;