diff --git a/dlls/hidclass.sys/buffer.c b/dlls/hidclass.sys/buffer.c
index 14e83e40f5b..0b29f97b698 100644
--- a/dlls/hidclass.sys/buffer.c
+++ b/dlls/hidclass.sys/buffer.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ UINT RingBuffer_AddPointer(struct ReportRingBuffer *ring)
         for( ;count < ring->pointer_alloc; count++)
             ring->pointers[count] = POINTER_UNUSED;
     }
-    ring->pointers[idx] = ring->start;
+    ring->pointers[idx] = ring->end;
     LeaveCriticalSection(&ring->lock);
     return idx;
 }