diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
index 874093a0b04f..da052e3a187e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ static int vmw_event_fence_action_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	}
 
 	event->event.base.type = DRM_VMW_EVENT_FENCE_SIGNALED;
-	event->event.base.length = sizeof(*event);
+	event->event.base.length = sizeof(event->event);
 	event->event.user_data = user_data;
 
 	ret = drm_event_reserve_init(dev, file_priv, &event->base, &event->event.base);