diff --git a/xen/common/trace.c b/xen/common/trace.c
index a1214a0b32..a1452ece45 100644
--- a/xen/common/trace.c
+++ b/xen/common/trace.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int calculate_tbuf_size(unsigned int pages)
 {
     struct t_buf dummy;
     typeof(dummy.prod) size;
-    unsigned int t_info_words, t_info_bytes;
+    unsigned int t_info_words;
 
     /* force maximum value for an unsigned type */
     size = -1;
@@ -125,9 +125,8 @@ static int calculate_tbuf_size(unsigned int pages)
         pages = size;
     }
 
-    t_info_words = num_online_cpus() * pages + t_info_first_offset;
-    t_info_bytes = t_info_words * sizeof(uint32_t);
-    t_info_pages = PFN_UP(t_info_bytes);
+    t_info_words = num_online_cpus() * pages * sizeof(uint32_t);
+    t_info_pages = PFN_UP(t_info_first_offset + t_info_words);
     printk(XENLOG_INFO "xentrace: requesting %u t_info pages "
            "for %u trace pages on %u cpus\n",
            t_info_pages, pages, num_online_cpus());