diff --git a/lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c b/lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c
index 0ec3f257ffdf..8eed0f9ac495 100644
--- a/lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c
+++ b/lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@
 	if (no_eras > 0) {
 		/* Init lambda to be the erasure locator polynomial */
 		lambda[1] = alpha_to[rs_modnn(rs,
-					      prim * (nn - 1 - eras_pos[0]))];
+					prim * (nn - 1 - (eras_pos[0] + pad)))];
 		for (i = 1; i < no_eras; i++) {
-			u = rs_modnn(rs, prim * (nn - 1 - eras_pos[i]));
+			u = rs_modnn(rs, prim * (nn - 1 - (eras_pos[i] + pad)));
 			for (j = i + 1; j > 0; j--) {
 				tmp = index_of[lambda[j - 1]];
 				if (tmp != nn) {