diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c b/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
index bc88c79875a1..8ed8d05750d4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static ssize_t iowarrior_write(struct file *file,
 	case USB_DEVICE_ID_CODEMERCS_IOWPV2:
 	case USB_DEVICE_ID_CODEMERCS_IOW40:
 		/* IOW24 and IOW40 use a synchronous call */
-		buf = kmalloc(8, GFP_KERNEL);	/* 8 bytes are enough for both products */
+		buf = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!buf) {
 			retval = -ENOMEM;
 			goto exit;