diff --git a/lib/storage/index_db.go b/lib/storage/index_db.go
index a28a8492f..2eee7b470 100644
--- a/lib/storage/index_db.go
+++ b/lib/storage/index_db.go
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ func marshalMetricIDs(dst []byte, metricIDs []uint64) []byte {
 	var buf []byte
 	sh := (*reflect.SliceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf))
 	sh.Data = uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&metricIDs[0]))
-	sh.Cap = sh.Len
-	sh.Len = 8 * len(metricIDs)
+	sh.Cap = 8 * len(metricIDs)
+	sh.Len = sh.Cap
 	dst = append(dst, buf...)
 	return dst
 }