diff --git a/drivers/input/ff-core.c b/drivers/input/ff-core.c
index 16231fe080b0..609a5f01761b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/ff-core.c
+++ b/drivers/input/ff-core.c
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 /* #define DEBUG */
 
 #include <linux/input.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/overflow.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
@@ -315,9 +317,8 @@ int input_ff_create(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int max_effects)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ff_dev_size = sizeof(struct ff_device) +
-				max_effects * sizeof(struct file *);
-	if (ff_dev_size < max_effects) /* overflow */
+	ff_dev_size = struct_size(ff, effect_owners, max_effects);
+	if (ff_dev_size == SIZE_MAX) /* overflow */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ff = kzalloc(ff_dev_size, GFP_KERNEL);