diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 6360c664259f..1b0bd642dc23 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ ieee80211_add_rx_radiotap_header(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	 * the compiler to think we have walked past the end of the
 	 * struct member.
 	 */
-	pos = (void *)&rthdr->it_optional[it_present - rthdr->it_optional];
+	pos = (void *)&rthdr->it_optional[it_present + 1 - rthdr->it_optional];
 
 	/* the order of the following fields is important */