diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/BPF/BTFDebug.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/BPF/BTFDebug.cpp
index 608be5160da7e..d536aed1d2114 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/BPF/BTFDebug.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/BPF/BTFDebug.cpp
@@ -1366,8 +1366,7 @@ void BTFDebug::processGlobals(bool ProcessingMapDef) {
 
     // Calculate symbol size
     const DataLayout &DL = Global.getParent()->getDataLayout();
-    uint32_t Size =
-        DL.getTypeAllocSize(Global.getType()->getPointerElementType());
+    uint32_t Size = DL.getTypeAllocSize(Global.getValueType());
 
     DataSecEntries[std::string(SecName)]->addDataSecEntry(VarId,
         Asm->getSymbol(&Global), Size);