diff --git a/kernel/arm64/sbgemv_t_bfdot.c b/kernel/arm64/sbgemv_t_bfdot.c
index fc4ae019e..672f70acf 100644
--- a/kernel/arm64/sbgemv_t_bfdot.c
+++ b/kernel/arm64/sbgemv_t_bfdot.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int CNAME(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, float alpha, bfloat16 *a, BLASLONG lda, bfloat
       y[iy] = alpha * temp + beta * y[iy];
     }
     iy += incy;
-    a += lda;
+    a_ptr += lda;
   }
   return (0);
 }