diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index ce6a858e765a..668be87ffee6 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ retry:
 		struct ceph_mds_request *req;
 		int i;
 
-		sessions = kzalloc(max_sessions * sizeof(s), GFP_KERNEL);
+		sessions = kcalloc(max_sessions, sizeof(s), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!sessions) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;