diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index a484d8beb855..6e42851e97c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1212,15 +1212,15 @@ static int sh_eth_ring_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 		mdp->rx_buf_sz += NET_IP_ALIGN;
 
 	/* Allocate RX and TX skb rings */
-	mdp->rx_skbuff = kmalloc_array(mdp->num_rx_ring,
-				       sizeof(*mdp->rx_skbuff), GFP_KERNEL);
+	mdp->rx_skbuff = kcalloc(mdp->num_rx_ring, sizeof(*mdp->rx_skbuff),
+				 GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mdp->rx_skbuff) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	mdp->tx_skbuff = kmalloc_array(mdp->num_tx_ring,
-				       sizeof(*mdp->tx_skbuff), GFP_KERNEL);
+	mdp->tx_skbuff = kcalloc(mdp->num_tx_ring, sizeof(*mdp->tx_skbuff),
+				 GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mdp->tx_skbuff) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto skb_ring_free;