diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 184f47e91..884d7edbe 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2783,7 +2783,7 @@ status_t SurfaceFlinger::captureScreenImplLocked(
             sp<GraphicBuffer> buf(consumer->getCurrentBuffer());
             sw = buf->getWidth();
             sh = buf->getHeight();
-            size_t size = buf->getStride() * sh * 4;
+            size_t size = sw * sh * 4;
 
             // allocate shared memory large enough to hold the
             // screen capture