diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index a5412323fee1..e5462639de0b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ i915_gem_create(struct drm_file *file,
 		return ret;
 
 	*handle_p = handle;
-	*size_p = obj->base.size;
+	*size_p = size;
 	return 0;
 }