diff --git a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayoutdev.c b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayoutdev.c
index 44bf014..48f8dcd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayoutdev.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayoutdev.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
 	if (pdev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	pages = kzalloc(max_pages * sizeof(struct page *), gfp_flags);
+	pages = kcalloc(max_pages, sizeof(struct page *), gfp_flags);
 	if (pages == NULL) {
 		kfree(pdev);
 		return NULL;