diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/upb.c b/php/ext/google/protobuf/upb.c
index f09ec66f0f..841de78914 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/upb.c
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/upb.c
@@ -4108,7 +4108,7 @@ static uint8_t upb_msg_fieldsize(const upb_msglayout_fieldinit_v1 *field) {
   if (field->label == UPB_LABEL_REPEATED) {
     return sizeof(void*);
   } else {
-    return upb_msgval_sizeof(field->descriptortype);
+    return upb_msgval_sizeof(upb_desctype_to_fieldtype[field->descriptortype]);
   }
 }