diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_transport.c
index 15c798026217..230732241aa2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_transport.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ _transport_set_identify(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	memset(identify, 0, sizeof(identify));
+	memset(identify, 0, sizeof(*identify));
 	device_info = le32_to_cpu(sas_device_pg0.DeviceInfo);
 
 	/* sas_address */