diff --git a/sound/isa/gus/gus_mem.c b/sound/isa/gus/gus_mem.c
index 661205c4dce..af888a022fc 100644
--- a/sound/isa/gus/gus_mem.c
+++ b/sound/isa/gus/gus_mem.c
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ static struct snd_gf1_mem_block *snd_gf1_mem_share(struct snd_gf1_mem * alloc,
 	    !share_id[2] && !share_id[3])
 		return NULL;
 	for (block = alloc->first; block; block = block->next)
-		if (!memcmp(share_id, block->share_id, sizeof(share_id)))
+		if (!memcmp(share_id, block->share_id,
+				sizeof(block->share_id)))
 			return block;
 	return NULL;
 }