diff --git a/kernel/relay.c b/kernel/relay.c
index 6a611e779e95..d7edc934c56d 100644
--- a/kernel/relay.c
+++ b/kernel/relay.c
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct relay_file_mmap_ops = {
  */
 static struct page **relay_alloc_page_array(unsigned int n_pages)
 {
-	const size_t pa_size = n_pages * sizeof(struct page *);
-	if (pa_size > PAGE_SIZE)
-		return vzalloc(pa_size);
-	return kzalloc(pa_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	return kvcalloc(n_pages, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
 /*