diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index c5f8eb102bf76de12c86d2665b19b1c7fcb8d8b0..1b2c29150202080e75c2e9732b0150c204ed9161 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ static int ppp_mp_explode(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		flen = len;
 		if (nfree > 0) {
 			if (pch->speed == 0) {
-				flen = totlen/nfree;
+				flen = len/nfree;
 				if (nbigger > 0) {
 					flen++;
 					nbigger--;