diff --git a/include/linux/completion.h b/include/linux/completion.h
index 791f053f28b7..cae5400022a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/completion.h
+++ b/include/linux/completion.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static inline void complete_release_commit(struct completion *x) {}
 #endif
 
 #define COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(work) \
-	({ init_completion(&work); work; })
+	(*({ init_completion(&work); &work; }))
 
 /**
  * DECLARE_COMPLETION - declare and initialize a completion structure