diff --git a/drivers/crypto/omap-crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/omap-crypto.c
index 2c42e4b4a6e9..fac366ba7697 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/omap-crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/omap-crypto.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static int omap_crypto_copy_sg_lists(int total, int bs,
 	struct scatterlist *tmp;
 
 	if (!(flags & OMAP_CRYPTO_FORCE_SINGLE_ENTRY)) {
-		new_sg = kmalloc_array(n, sizeof(*sg), GFP_KERNEL);
+		new_sg = kmalloc_array(n, sizeof(*new_sg), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!new_sg)
 			return -ENOMEM;