diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index c5d9c61..1406765 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -1288,11 +1288,10 @@ static int truncate_data_node(const struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *in
 			      int *new_len)
 {
 	void *buf;
-	int err, compr_type;
-	u32 dlen, out_len, old_dlen;
+	int err, dlen, compr_type, out_len, old_dlen;
 
 	out_len = le32_to_cpu(dn->size);
-	buf = kmalloc_array(out_len, WORST_COMPR_FACTOR, GFP_NOFS);
+	buf = kmalloc(out_len * WORST_COMPR_FACTOR, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;