diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
index 34725bfa1e97b..5c6c96d0e634d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *stack_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 		return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
 
 	cost = n_buckets * sizeof(struct stack_map_bucket *) + sizeof(*smap);
-	cost += n_buckets * (value_size + sizeof(struct stack_map_bucket));
 	smap = bpf_map_area_alloc(cost, bpf_map_attr_numa_node(attr));
 	if (!smap)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);