diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index 1635111c5bd2..a21e6a5792c5 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ static int copy_compat_iovec_from_user(struct iovec *iov,
 		(const struct compat_iovec __user *)uvec;
 	int ret = -EFAULT, i;
 
-	if (!user_access_begin(uvec, nr_segs * sizeof(*uvec)))
+	if (!user_access_begin(uiov, nr_segs * sizeof(*uiov)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_segs; i++) {