diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/ucan.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/ucan.c
index 39a63b731..97c6cfa2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/ucan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/ucan.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ static int ucan_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	/* Prepare Memory for control transfers */
 	ctl_msg_buffer = devm_kzalloc(&udev->dev,
-				      sizeof(union ucan_ctl_payload),
+				      sizeof(union ucan_ctl_payload) + 1,
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctl_msg_buffer) {
 		dev_err(&udev->dev,