diff --git a/src/interpreter.rs b/src/interpreter.rs
index ff54f18f755f..2ccd5adeecbf 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.rs
+++ b/src/interpreter.rs
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx: 'a> Interpreter<'a, 'tcx> {
         };
         Repr::Aggregate {
             discr_size: discr_size,
-            max_variant_size: max_variant_size,
+            size: max_variant_size + discr_size,
             variants: variants,
         }
 
diff --git a/src/memory.rs b/src/memory.rs
index a2632007d802..667f28e987c2 100644
--- a/src/memory.rs
+++ b/src/memory.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ pub enum Repr {
         /// structs and tuples.
         discr_size: usize,
 
-        /// The size of the largest variant in bytes.
-        max_variant_size: usize,
+        /// The size of the entire aggregate, including the discriminant.
+        size: usize,
 
         /// The representations of the contents of each variant.
         variants: Vec<Vec<FieldRepr>>,
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ impl Repr {
     pub fn size(&self) -> usize {
         match *self {
             Repr::Primitive { size } => size,
-            Repr::Aggregate { discr_size, max_variant_size, .. } => discr_size + max_variant_size,
+            Repr::Aggregate { size, .. } => size,
             Repr::Array { elem_size, length } => elem_size * length,
             Repr::Pointer => POINTER_SIZE,
             Repr::FatPointer => POINTER_SIZE * 2,