diff --git a/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c b/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
index 2d46ac2424..cf432d621d 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
@@ -4022,7 +4022,7 @@ DECL_PIOCTL(PSetSPrefs)
 
     ssp = (struct setspref *)ainPtr;
     if (ainSize < (sizeof(struct setspref)
-		   + sizeof(struct spref) * ssp->num_servers-1))
+		   + sizeof(struct spref) * (ssp->num_servers-1)))
 	return EINVAL;
 
     afs_setsprefs(&(ssp->servers[0]), ssp->num_servers,