diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emufx.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emufx.c
index c35d9e1cb6dd..354a892adb40 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emufx.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emufx.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static unsigned int *copy_tlv(const unsigned int __user *_tlv)
 		return NULL;
 	if (data[1] >= MAX_TLV_SIZE)
 		return NULL;
-	tlv = kmalloc(data[1] * 4 + sizeof(data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	tlv = kmalloc(data[1] + sizeof(data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tlv)
 		return NULL;
 	memcpy(tlv, data, sizeof(data));