diff --git a/include/linux/kfifo.h b/include/linux/kfifo.h
index ece0b1c..e117b1a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kfifo.h
+++ b/include/linux/kfifo.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
  */
 #define INIT_KFIFO(name) \
 	name = __kfifo_initializer(sizeof(name##kfifo_buffer) - \
-				sizeof(struct kfifo), name##kfifo_buffer)
+				sizeof(struct kfifo), \
+				name##kfifo_buffer + sizeof(struct kfifo))
 
 /**
  * DEFINE_KFIFO - macro to define and initialize a kfifo