diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index 81022a52bc34dcf13cdbcca401a44b5595abfdf6..8ec980b5e3aff753cb5aae0c9cd098503cbad7a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ extern void vfio_unregister_iommu_driver(
  * from user space.  This allows us to easily determine if the provided
  * structure is sized to include various fields.
  */
-#define offsetofend(TYPE, MEMBER) ({				\
-	TYPE tmp;						\
-	offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER) + sizeof(tmp.MEMBER); })		\
+#define offsetofend(TYPE, MEMBER) \
+	(offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER)	+ sizeof(((TYPE *)0)->MEMBER))
 
 /*
  * External user API