diff --git a/drivers/char/mbcs.c b/drivers/char/mbcs.c
index 115dbb3..3fa64c6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mbcs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mbcs.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
 
 	dev->soft = NULL;
 
-	soft = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct mbcs_soft), GFP_KERNEL);
+	soft = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mbcs_soft), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (soft == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;