diff --git a/block/qcow2-refcount.c b/block/qcow2-refcount.c
index 5e3f9153fb9c..96224d1af2b5 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-refcount.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-refcount.c
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ static int alloc_refcount_block(BlockDriverState *bs,
     uint64_t last_table_size;
     uint64_t blocks_clusters;
     do {
-        uint64_t table_clusters = size_to_clusters(s, table_size);
+        uint64_t table_clusters =
+            size_to_clusters(s, table_size * sizeof(uint64_t));
         blocks_clusters = 1 +
             ((table_clusters + refcount_block_clusters - 1)
             / refcount_block_clusters);