diff --git a/drivers/accel/qaic/qaic_control.c b/drivers/accel/qaic/qaic_control.c
index de8b17e2b29e..e59acc39c3fa 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/qaic/qaic_control.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/qaic/qaic_control.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int encode_message(struct qaic_device *qdev, struct manage_msg *user_msg,
 			break;
 		}
 		trans_hdr = (struct qaic_manage_trans_hdr *)(user_msg->data + user_len);
-		if (trans_hdr->len < sizeof(trans_hdr) ||
+		if (trans_hdr->len < sizeof(*trans_hdr) ||
 		    size_add(user_len, trans_hdr->len) > user_msg->len) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			break;