diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index 0b9da5b6e0f9..22dba8837a86 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ static int recomp_data_node(const struct ubifs_info *c,
 	int err, len, compr_type, out_len;
 
 	out_len = le32_to_cpu(dn->size);
-	buf = kmalloc(out_len * WORST_COMPR_FACTOR, GFP_NOFS);
+	buf = kmalloc_array(out_len, WORST_COMPR_FACTOR, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;