diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
index bf62b105b49d..1a71aa5fd458 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
@@ -2259,7 +2259,8 @@ static int try_set_ext_ctrls(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl,
 		return class_check(hdl, cs->ctrl_class);
 
 	if (cs->count > ARRAY_SIZE(helper)) {
-		helpers = kmalloc(sizeof(helper[0]) * cs->count, GFP_KERNEL);
+		helpers = kmalloc_array(cs->count, sizeof(helper[0]),
+					GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!helpers)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}