diff --git a/volatility/framework/automagic/pdbscan.py b/volatility/framework/automagic/pdbscan.py
index 85ef073ff..a73809035 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/automagic/pdbscan.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/automagic/pdbscan.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class KernelPDBScanner(interfaces.automagic.AutomagicInterface):
                 if physical_layer_name:
                     if context.memory[virtual_layer_name].bits_per_register == 32:
                         # The kernel starts exactly halfway through the address space, so shift the maximum_address down by 1
-                        kvo = kernel['mz_offset'] + ((context.memory[virtual_layer_name].maximum_address + 1) >> 1)
+                        kvo = kernel['mz_offset'] + (1 << (context.memory[virtual_layer_name].bits_per_register - 1))
                     elif context.memory[virtual_layer_name].bits_per_register == 64:
                         # The kernel starts in a chunk towards the end of the space
                         kvo = kernel['mz_offset'] + (