diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
index 8f52fc858e48..5a5cd2ace4a6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int parse_cmdline(char *devname, char *szstart, char *szlength)
 
 	if (*(szlength) != '+') {
 		devlength = simple_strtoul(szlength, &buffer, 0);
-		devlength = handle_unit(devlength, buffer) - devstart;
+		devlength = handle_unit(devlength, buffer);
 		if (devlength < devstart)
 			goto err_out;