diff --git a/kernel/relay.c b/kernel/relay.c
index d7edc934c56d..88bcb09f0a1f 100644
--- a/kernel/relay.c
+++ b/kernel/relay.c
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ static struct rchan_buf *relay_create_buf(struct rchan *chan)
 {
 	struct rchan_buf *buf;
 
-	if (chan->n_subbufs > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE / sizeof(size_t *))
+	if (chan->n_subbufs > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE / sizeof(size_t))
 		return NULL;
 
 	buf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rchan_buf), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return NULL;
-	buf->padding = kmalloc_array(chan->n_subbufs, sizeof(size_t *),
+	buf->padding = kmalloc_array(chan->n_subbufs, sizeof(size_t),
 				     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf->padding)
 		goto free_buf;