diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_common.c b/drivers/hv/hv_common.c
index 5f5047f122a9..0a3ab7efed46 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_common.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_common.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ int hv_common_cpu_init(unsigned int cpu)
 	 * online and then taken offline
 	 */
 	if (!*inputarg) {
-		mem = kmalloc(pgcount * HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE, flags);
+		mem = kmalloc_array(pgcount, HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE, flags);
 		if (!mem)
 			return -ENOMEM;