diff --git a/net/iucv/iucv.c b/net/iucv/iucv.c
index 6334f64f04d5..b0b3e9c5af44 100644
--- a/net/iucv/iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/iucv.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static char iucv_error_pathid[16] = "INVALID PATHID";
 static LIST_HEAD(iucv_handler_list);
 
 /*
- * iucv_path_table: an array of iucv_path structures.
+ * iucv_path_table: array of pointers to iucv_path structures.
  */
 static struct iucv_path **iucv_path_table;
 static unsigned long iucv_max_pathid;
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static int iucv_enable(void)
 
 	cpus_read_lock();
 	rc = -ENOMEM;
-	alloc_size = iucv_max_pathid * sizeof(struct iucv_path);
+	alloc_size = iucv_max_pathid * sizeof(*iucv_path_table);
 	iucv_path_table = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!iucv_path_table)
 		goto out;