diff --git a/sound/pci/es1968.c b/sound/pci/es1968.c
index 8cfe80f..10a487a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/es1968.c
+++ b/sound/pci/es1968.c
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@
 	if (apu1 < 0)
 		return apu1;
 
-	es = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*es), GFP_KERNEL);
+	es = kzalloc(sizeof(*es), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!es) {
 		snd_es1968_free_apu_pair(chip, apu1);
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@
 		return apu2;
 	}
 	
-	es = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*es), GFP_KERNEL);
+	es = kzalloc(sizeof(*es), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!es) {
 		snd_es1968_free_apu_pair(chip, apu1);
 		snd_es1968_free_apu_pair(chip, apu2);
@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	chip = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
+	chip = kzalloc(sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (! chip) {
 		pci_disable_device(pci);
 		return -ENOMEM;