diff --git a/numpy/core/src/umath/simd.inc.src b/numpy/core/src/umath/simd.inc.src
index b28c639302eb..548344bb58a9 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/umath/simd.inc.src
+++ b/numpy/core/src/umath/simd.inc.src
@@ -3009,7 +3009,7 @@ AVX512F_absolute_@TYPE@(@type@ * op,
         ip += 2*@num_lanes@*stride_ip1;
         num_remaining_elements -= 2*@num_lanes@;
     }
-    npy_clear_floatstatus_barrier((char*)op);
+    npy_clear_floatstatus_barrier((char*)&num_remaining_elements);
 }
 
 #endif