diff --git a/net/ethtool/rss.c b/net/ethtool/rss.c
index a16ee1e8e640..458a4a7907e4 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/rss.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/rss.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ rss_set_prep_indir(struct net_device *dev, struct genl_info *info,
 				ethtool_rxfh_indir_default(i, num_rx_rings);
 	}
 
-	*mod |= memcmp(rxfh->indir, data->indir_table, data->indir_size);
+	*mod |= memcmp(rxfh->indir, data->indir_table, alloc_size);
 
 	return user_size;