diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
index 3e54fac5f902..5a8fe707ca25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
+#include <linux/overflow.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 
 #include "realtek.h"
@@ -152,7 +153,9 @@ static int realtek_mdio_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	if (!var)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	priv = devm_kzalloc(&mdiodev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	priv = devm_kzalloc(&mdiodev->dev,
+			    size_add(sizeof(*priv), var->chip_data_sz),
+			    GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;