diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000.c b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000.c
index 028af40..5375705 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@
 	if (seq_ports <= 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	hw = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*hw), GFP_KERNEL);
+	hw = kzalloc(sizeof(*hw), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (hw == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	spin_lock_init(&hw->reg_lock);