diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
index 2ad1494efbb30..d1cbfb12c1ca3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ static int rxq_init(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, int index)
 	memset(rxq->rx_desc_area, 0, size);
 
 	rxq->rx_desc_area_size = size;
-	rxq->rx_skb = kmalloc_array(rxq->rx_ring_size, sizeof(*rxq->rx_skb),
+	rxq->rx_skb = kcalloc(rxq->rx_ring_size, sizeof(*rxq->rx_skb),
 				    GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (rxq->rx_skb == NULL)
 		goto out_free;