diff --git a/lib/kfifo.c b/lib/kfifo.c
index 7b7f830..d79b9d2 100644
--- a/lib/kfifo.c
+++ b/lib/kfifo.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 	 * incrementing the fifo->in index counter
 	 */
 	smp_wmb();
-	*copied = len - ret;
+	*copied = len - ret * esize;
 	/* return the number of elements which are not copied */
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 	 * incrementing the fifo->out index counter
 	 */
 	smp_wmb();
-	*copied = len - ret;
+	*copied = len - ret * esize;
 	/* return the number of elements which are not copied */
 	return ret;
 }