diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/rpc.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/rpc.c
index f5619d8744ef..0256d65dfcd8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/rpc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/rpc.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ srpc_service_init(struct srpc_service *svc)
 	svc->sv_shuttingdown = 0;
 
 	svc->sv_cpt_data = cfs_percpt_alloc(lnet_cpt_table(),
-					    sizeof(*svc->sv_cpt_data));
+					    sizeof(**svc->sv_cpt_data));
 	if (!svc->sv_cpt_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;