diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_times.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_times.c
index a226e39275b0..dd4ff655e5fe 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_times.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_times.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static struct uid_entry *find_or_register_uid_locked(uid_t uid)
 {
 	struct uid_entry *uid_entry, *temp;
 	unsigned int max_state = READ_ONCE(next_offset);
-	size_t alloc_size = sizeof(uid_entry) + max_state *
+	size_t alloc_size = sizeof(*uid_entry) + max_state *
 		sizeof(uid_entry->time_in_state[0]);
 
 	uid_entry = find_uid_entry_locked(uid);