diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index b7ead0cd0045..69eea0628e67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -4316,8 +4316,9 @@ int mwifiex_init_channel_scan_gap(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	 * additional active scan request for hidden SSIDs on passive channels.
 	 */
 	adapter->num_in_chan_stats = 2 * (n_channels_bg + n_channels_a);
-	adapter->chan_stats = vmalloc(array_size(sizeof(*adapter->chan_stats),
-						 adapter->num_in_chan_stats));
+	adapter->chan_stats = kcalloc(adapter->num_in_chan_stats,
+				      sizeof(*adapter->chan_stats),
+				      GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!adapter->chan_stats)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index 6c60a4c21a31..685dcab11a48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ static int _mwifiex_fw_dpc(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 	goto done;
 
 err_add_intf:
-	vfree(adapter->chan_stats);
+	kfree(adapter->chan_stats);
 err_init_chan_scan:
 	wiphy_unregister(adapter->wiphy);
 	wiphy_free(adapter->wiphy);
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ static void mwifiex_uninit_sw(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	wiphy_free(adapter->wiphy);
 	adapter->wiphy = NULL;
 
-	vfree(adapter->chan_stats);
+	kfree(adapter->chan_stats);
 	mwifiex_free_cmd_buffers(adapter);
 }