diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
index 5e1ef915018208c3511ef0e91c0064c8c9474389..ef104144d4bcde27c3dd513e59e621215d86556d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static struct rtas_error_log *fwnmi_get_errinfo(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		int len, error_log_length;
 
 		error_log_length = 8 + rtas_error_extended_log_length(h);
-		len = max_t(int, error_log_length, RTAS_ERROR_LOG_MAX);
+		len = min_t(int, error_log_length, RTAS_ERROR_LOG_MAX);
 		memset(global_mce_data_buf, 0, RTAS_ERROR_LOG_MAX);
 		memcpy(global_mce_data_buf, h, len);
 		errhdr = (struct rtas_error_log *)global_mce_data_buf;