diff --git a/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c b/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
index 00a455f14a..8586d014ba 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_pioctl.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ afs_HandlePioctl(struct vnode *avp, afs_int32 acom,
     if (inSize > MAXPIOCTLTOKENLEN || inSize < 0 || ablob->out_size < 0)
 	return E2BIG;
 
-    if (inSize > AFS_LRALLOCSIZE) {
+    if (inSize > AFS_LRALLOCSIZ) {
         inData = osi_AllocLargeSpace(inSize+1);
     } else {
         inData = osi_AllocLargeSpace(AFS_LRALLOCSIZ);