diff --git a/components/heap/heap_caps.c b/components/heap/heap_caps.c
index 9df5fb212e..70579ace4b 100644
--- a/components/heap/heap_caps.c
+++ b/components/heap/heap_caps.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ HEAP_IRAM_ATTR void *heap_caps_calloc( size_t n, size_t size, uint32_t caps)
 
 
     if (!ptr && size > 0){
-        heap_caps_alloc_failed(size, caps, __func__);
+        heap_caps_alloc_failed(n * size, caps, __func__);
     }
 
     return ptr;