diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
index b82c6e3bdb99..a331e9f82125 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
@@ -382,8 +382,7 @@ static struct binder_buffer *binder_alloc_new_buf_locked(
 	/* Pad 0-size buffers so they get assigned unique addresses */
 	size = max(size, sizeof(void *));
 
-	if (is_async &&
-	    alloc->free_async_space < size + sizeof(struct binder_buffer)) {
+	if (is_async && alloc->free_async_space < size) {
 		binder_alloc_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_BUFFER_ALLOC,
 			     "%d: binder_alloc_buf size %zd failed, no async space left\n",
 			      alloc->pid, size);
@@ -489,7 +488,7 @@ static struct binder_buffer *binder_alloc_new_buf_locked(
 	buffer->async_transaction = is_async;
 	buffer->extra_buffers_size = extra_buffers_size;
 	if (is_async) {
-		alloc->free_async_space -= size + sizeof(struct binder_buffer);
+		alloc->free_async_space -= size;
 		binder_alloc_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_BUFFER_ALLOC_ASYNC,
 			     "%d: binder_alloc_buf size %zd async free %zd\n",
 			      alloc->pid, size, alloc->free_async_space);
@@ -614,8 +613,7 @@ static void binder_free_buf_locked(struct binder_alloc *alloc,
 	BUG_ON(buffer->user_data > alloc->buffer + alloc->buffer_size);
 
 	if (buffer->async_transaction) {
-		alloc->free_async_space += buffer_size + sizeof(struct binder_buffer);
-
+		alloc->free_async_space += buffer_size;
 		binder_alloc_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_BUFFER_ALLOC_ASYNC,
 			     "%d: binder_free_buf size %zd async free %zd\n",
 			      alloc->pid, size, alloc->free_async_space);