diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index 8ccfc9ea874b..05526b71541b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1495,9 +1495,9 @@ static int storvsc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 	if (sg_count) {
 		if (sg_count > MAX_PAGE_BUFFER_COUNT) {
 
-			payload_sz = (sg_count * sizeof(void *) +
+			payload_sz = (sg_count * sizeof(u64) +
 				      sizeof(struct vmbus_packet_mpb_array));
-			payload = kmalloc(payload_sz, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			payload = kzalloc(payload_sz, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (!payload)
 				return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
 		}