diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
index b39a46e8fb08d6aa53ab1ce26e7b711fb4c6d45b..373c3c2c75bc0ac07c12fec4837a8e3bf1d702c9 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ static struct bpf_local_storage_map *__bpf_local_storage_map_alloc(union bpf_att
 		raw_spin_lock_init(&smap->buckets[i].lock);
 	}
 
-	smap->elem_size =
-		sizeof(struct bpf_local_storage_elem) + attr->value_size;
+	smap->elem_size = offsetof(struct bpf_local_storage_elem,
+				   sdata.data[attr->value_size]);
 
 	return smap;
 }