diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index b441d82c338a..ba5d8f7cc5f2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ static int dev_rename(struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_size)
 	int r;
 	char *new_name = (char *) param + param->data_start;
 
-	if (new_name < (char *) (param + 1) ||
+	if (new_name < (char *) param->data ||
 	    invalid_str(new_name, (void *) param + param_size)) {
 		DMWARN("Invalid new logical volume name supplied.");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static int dev_set_geometry(struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_size)
 	if (!md)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	if (geostr < (char *) (param + 1) ||
+	if (geostr < (char *) param->data ||
 	    invalid_str(geostr, (void *) param + param_size)) {
 		DMWARN("Invalid geometry supplied.");
 		goto out;
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static int target_message(struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_size)
 	if (r)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (tmsg < (struct dm_target_msg *) (param + 1) ||
+	if (tmsg < (struct dm_target_msg *) param->data ||
 	    invalid_str(tmsg->message, (void *) param + param_size)) {
 		DMWARN("Invalid target message parameters.");
 		r = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h b/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
index b93486107821..523281c5b7f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct dm_ioctl {
 	char name[DM_NAME_LEN];	/* device name */
 	char uuid[DM_UUID_LEN];	/* unique identifier for
 				 * the block device */
+	char data[7];		/* padding or data */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -285,9 +286,9 @@ typedef char ioctl_struct[308];
 #define DM_DEV_SET_GEOMETRY	_IOWR(DM_IOCTL, DM_DEV_SET_GEOMETRY_CMD, struct dm_ioctl)
 
 #define DM_VERSION_MAJOR	4
-#define DM_VERSION_MINOR	11
+#define DM_VERSION_MINOR	12
 #define DM_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL	0
-#define DM_VERSION_EXTRA	"-ioctl (2006-10-12)"
+#define DM_VERSION_EXTRA	"-ioctl (2007-10-02)"
 
 /* Status bits */
 #define DM_READONLY_FLAG	(1 << 0) /* In/Out */