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diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index b495ab1797fa..29edf74846fc 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ static int ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 
 	gstrings.len = ret;
 
-	data = kmalloc(gstrings.len * ETH_GSTRING_LEN, GFP_USER);
+	data = kcalloc(gstrings.len, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, GFP_USER);
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;