diff --git a/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_synth.c b/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_synth.c
index a2f87f9488ee..e5db001363ee 100644
--- a/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_synth.c
+++ b/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_synth.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ wavefront_send_multisample (snd_wavefront_t *dev, wavefront_patch_info *header)
 	int num_samples;
 	unsigned char *msample_hdr;
 
-	msample_hdr = kmalloc(sizeof(WF_MSAMPLE_BYTES), GFP_KERNEL);
+	msample_hdr = kmalloc(WF_MSAMPLE_BYTES, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (! msample_hdr)
 		return -ENOMEM;