diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
index 82f252c..e246d3d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ static int ide_get_identity_ioctl(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned int cmd,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	id = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	/* ata_id_to_hd_driveid() relies on 'id' to be fully allocated. */
+	id = kmalloc(ATA_ID_WORDS * 2, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (id == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;