diff --git a/src/kernel/core/kernel_daemon.c b/src/kernel/core/kernel_daemon.c
index b38848c6ec..db9bd9a30e 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/kernel_daemon.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/kernel_daemon.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ register_kernel_daemon(daemon_hook function, void *arg, int frequency)
 	if (function == NULL || frequency < 1)
 		return B_BAD_VALUE;
 
-	daemon = malloc(sizeof(daemon));
+	daemon = malloc(sizeof(struct daemon));
 	if (daemon == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;