diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pm.c
index 388463b99090..e7450fb49d24 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pm.c
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ static int __init pxa_pm_init(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	sleep_save = kmalloc(pxa_cpu_pm_fns->save_count * sizeof(unsigned long),
-			     GFP_KERNEL);
+	sleep_save = kmalloc_array(pxa_cpu_pm_fns->save_count,
+				   sizeof(*sleep_save),
+				   GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sleep_save) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to alloc memory for pm save\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;