diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/mini-s390x.c b/src/mono/mono/mini/mini-s390x.c
index c87ec5573bc5e4..c084bdfb1be76e 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/mini-s390x.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/mini-s390x.c
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ mono_arch_allocate_vars (MonoCompile *cfg)
 						inst->inst_offset  = offset + (8 - size);
 				}
 			}
-			offset += MAX(size, 8);
+			offset += 8;
 		}
 		curinst++;
 	}