diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
index d432164b23b7..c31ec0fea300 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static int __init sq_api_init(void)
 	if (unlikely(!sq_cache))
 		return ret;
 
-	sq_bitmap = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	sq_bitmap = kcalloc(size, sizeof(long), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!sq_bitmap))
 		goto out;