diff --git a/fs/ext4/hash.c b/fs/ext4/hash.c
index deabe29da7fb..7a9afac1597c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/hash.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/hash.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int ext4fs_dirhash(const struct inode *dir, const char *name, int len,

 	if (len && IS_CASEFOLDED(dir) &&
 	   (!IS_ENCRYPTED(dir) || fscrypt_has_encryption_key(dir))) {
-		buff = kzalloc(sizeof(char) * PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buff = kcalloc(PATH_MAX, sizeof(char), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!buff)
 			return -ENOMEM;