diff --git a/src/analyze.cpp b/src/analyze.cpp
index 5d6a2d900c..82872bcbfc 100644
--- a/src/analyze.cpp
+++ b/src/analyze.cpp
@@ -7839,7 +7839,7 @@ static void resolve_llvm_types_struct(CodeGen *g, ZigType *struct_type, ResolveS
 
             assert(next_offset >= llvm_next_offset);
             if (next_offset > llvm_next_offset) {
-                size_t pad_bytes = next_offset - llvm_next_offset;
+                size_t pad_bytes = next_offset - (field->offset + LLVMStoreSizeOfType(g->target_data_ref, llvm_type));
                 if (pad_bytes != 0) {
                     LLVMTypeRef pad_llvm_type = LLVMArrayType(LLVMInt8Type(), pad_bytes);
                     element_types[gen_field_index] = pad_llvm_type;