diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 7cdb6ee569cd..1296c42ed5c6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static void scrup(struct vc_data *vc, unsigned int t, unsigned int b, int nr)
 	d = (unsigned short *)(vc->vc_origin + vc->vc_size_row * t);
 	s = (unsigned short *)(vc->vc_origin + vc->vc_size_row * (t + nr));
 	scr_memmovew(d, s, (b - t - nr) * vc->vc_size_row);
-	scr_memsetw(d + (b - t - nr) * vc->vc_cols, vc->vc_video_erase_char,
+	scr_memsetw(d + (b - t - nr) * vc->vc_size_row, vc->vc_video_erase_char,
 		    vc->vc_size_row * nr);
 }