diff --git a/drivers/block/sx8.c b/drivers/block/sx8.c
index e7472f567c9d..3fb6ab4c8b4e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sx8.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static inline void carm_handle_resp(struct carm_host *host,
 			break;
 		case MISC_GET_FW_VER: {
 			struct carm_fw_ver *ver = (struct carm_fw_ver *)
-				mem + sizeof(struct carm_msg_get_fw_ver);
+				(mem + sizeof(struct carm_msg_get_fw_ver));
 			if (!error) {
 				host->fw_ver = le32_to_cpu(ver->version);
 				host->flags |= (ver->features & FL_FW_VER_MASK);