diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index 43af4a52d..6d08f92ea 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ int ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 
 	p = (char *)vid_hdr - ubi->vid_hdr_shift;
 	read_err = ubi_io_read(ubi, p, pnum, ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset,
-			  ubi->vid_hdr_alsize);
+			  ubi->vid_hdr_shift + UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE);
 	if (read_err && read_err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS && !mtd_is_eccerr(read_err))
 		return read_err;