static int regulator_init_coupling(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
+       struct regulator_dev **coupled;
        int err, n_phandles;
-       size_t alloc_size;
 
        if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF))
                n_phandles = 0;
        else
                n_phandles = of_get_n_coupled(rdev);
 
-       alloc_size = sizeof(*rdev) * (n_phandles + 1);
-
-       rdev->coupling_desc.coupled_rdevs = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!rdev->coupling_desc.coupled_rdevs)
+       coupled = kcalloc(n_phandles + 1, sizeof(*coupled), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!coupled)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
+       rdev->coupling_desc.coupled_rdevs = coupled;
+
        /*
         * Every regulator should always have coupling descriptor filled with
         * at least pointer to itself.