diff --git a/include/linux/ptr_ring.h b/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
index f17584680b799068e6ba37dc343318868c45b287..3a19ebdcef14d3e2621f5b0bbf881b9918d65c8d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
@@ -466,12 +466,7 @@ static inline int ptr_ring_consume_batched_bh(struct ptr_ring *r,
 
 static inline void **__ptr_ring_init_queue_alloc(unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	/* Allocate an extra dummy element at end of ring to avoid consumer head
-	 * or produce head access past the end of the array. Possible when
-	 * producer/consumer operations and __ptr_ring_peek operations run in
-	 * parallel.
-	 */
-	return kcalloc(size + 1, sizeof(void *), gfp);
+	return kcalloc(size, sizeof(void *), gfp);
 }
 
 static inline void __ptr_ring_set_size(struct ptr_ring *r, int size)