diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/controller/generic_ohci.c b/sys/dev/usb/controller/generic_ohci.c
index 552a03d238d..5d00c525a12 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/controller/generic_ohci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/controller/generic_ohci.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ generic_ohci_attach(device_t dev)
 			    clk_get_name(clk));
 			goto error;
 		}
-		clkp = malloc(sizeof(clkp), M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
+		clkp = malloc(sizeof(*clkp), M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 		clkp->clk = clk;
 		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sc->clk_list, clkp, next);
 	}