diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c b/drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c
index 17eb67e19132..a2af731049d4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-qpic-snand.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int qcom_spi_ecc_init_ctx_pipelined(struct nand_device *nand)
 	ecc_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(*ecc_cfg), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ecc_cfg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	snandc->qspi->oob_buf = kzalloc(mtd->writesize + mtd->oobsize,
+	snandc->qspi->oob_buf = kmalloc(mtd->writesize + mtd->oobsize,
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!snandc->qspi->oob_buf) {
 		kfree(ecc_cfg);