diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
index 2736cdec1e3c..c02b9aab2863 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static inline __alloc_size(2, 3) void * __must_check krealloc_array(void *p,
  * @size: element size.
  * @flags: the type of memory to allocate (see kmalloc).
  */
-static inline void *kcalloc(size_t n, size_t size, gfp_t flags)
+static inline __alloc_size(1, 2) void *kcalloc(size_t n, size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	return kmalloc_array(n, size, flags | __GFP_ZERO);
 }