diff --git a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
index ce6c9fa..4943299 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	if ((codec = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*codec), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
+	if ((codec = kzalloc(sizeof(*codec), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
 		pci_disable_device(pci);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}