diff --git a/devito/passes/iet/linearization.py b/devito/passes/iet/linearization.py
index 5f2a2dee44..57385aa28e 100644
--- a/devito/passes/iet/linearization.py
+++ b/devito/passes/iet/linearization.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def linearize_accesses(iet, key, cache, sregistry):
 
     # For all unseen Functions, build the size exprs. For example:
     # `x_fsz0 = u_vec->size[1]`
-    imapper = DefaultOrderedDict(list)
+    imapper = DefaultOrderedDict(dict)
     for (d, halo, _), v in mapper.items():
         v_unseen = [f for f in v if f in functions_unseen]
         if not v_unseen:
@@ -90,25 +90,26 @@ def linearize_accesses(iet, key, cache, sregistry):
         expr = _generate_fsz(v_unseen[0], d, sregistry)
         if expr:
             for f in v_unseen:
-                imapper[f].append((d, expr.write))
+                imapper[f][d] = expr.write
                 cache[f].stmts0.append(expr)
 
     # For all unseen Functions, build the stride exprs. For example:
     # `y_stride0 = y_fsz0*z_fsz0`
     built = {}
-    mapper = DefaultOrderedDict(list)
+    mapper = DefaultOrderedDict(dict)
     for f, v in imapper.items():
-        for n, (d, _) in enumerate(v):
-            expr = prod(list(zip(*v[n:]))[1])
+        for d in v:
+            n = f.dimensions.index(d)
+            expr = prod(v[i] for i in f.dimensions[n:])
             try:
                 stmt = built[expr]
             except KeyError:
                 name = sregistry.make_name(prefix='%s_stride' % d.name)
                 s = Symbol(name=name, dtype=np.uint32, is_const=True)
                 stmt = built[expr] = DummyExpr(s, expr, init=True)
-            mapper[f].append(stmt.write)
+            mapper[f][d] = stmt.write
             cache[f].stmts1.append(stmt)
-    mapper.update([(f, []) for f in functions_unseen if f not in mapper])
+    mapper.update([(f, {}) for f in functions_unseen if f not in mapper])
 
     # For all unseen Functions, build defines. For example:
     # `#define uL(t, x, y, z) u[(t)*t_stride0 + (x)*x_stride0 + (y)*y_stride0 + (z)]`
@@ -201,7 +202,8 @@ def _(f, szs, sregistry):
     pname = sregistry.make_name(prefix='%sL' % f.name)
     cbk = lambda i, pname=pname: FIndexed(i, pname)
 
-    expr = sum([MacroArgument(d.name)*s for d, s in zip(f.dimensions, szs)])
+    expr = sum([MacroArgument(d0.name)*szs[d1]
+                for d0, d1 in zip(f.dimensions, f.dimensions[1:])])
     expr += MacroArgument(f.dimensions[-1].name)
     expr = Indexed(IndexedData(f.name, None, f), expr)
     define = DefFunction(pname, f.dimensions)
diff --git a/tests/test_linearize.py b/tests/test_linearize.py
index 9f4b01d9ed..32f0d6dfc4 100644
--- a/tests/test_linearize.py
+++ b/tests/test_linearize.py
@@ -334,3 +334,35 @@ def test_strides_forwarding1():
     assert len(bar.body.body) == 5
     assert bar.body.body[0].write.name == 'y_fsz0'
     assert bar.body.body[2].write.name == 'y_stride0'
+
+
+def test_issue_1838():
+    """
+    MFE for issue #1838.
+    """
+    space_order = 4
+
+    grid = Grid(shape=(4, 4, 4))
+
+    f = Function(name='f', grid=grid, space_order=space_order)
+    b = Function(name='b', grid=grid, space_order=space_order)
+    p0 = TimeFunction(name='p0', grid=grid, space_order=space_order)
+    p1 = TimeFunction(name='p0', grid=grid, space_order=space_order)
+
+    f.data[:] = 2.1
+    b.data[:] = 1.3
+    p0.data[:, 2, 2, 2] = .3
+    p1.data[:, 2, 2, 2] = .3
+
+    eq = Eq(p0.forward, (sin(b)*p0.dx).dx + (sin(b)*p0.dx).dy + (sin(b)*p0.dx).dz + p0)
+
+    op0 = Operator(eq)
+    op1 = Operator(eq, opt=('advanced', {'linearize': True}))
+
+    op0.apply(time_M=3, dt=1.)
+    op1.apply(time_M=3, dt=1., p0=p1)
+
+    # Check generated code
+    assert "r4L0(x, y, z) r4[(x)*y_stride2 + (y)*z_stride1 + (z)]" in str(op1)
+
+    assert np.allclose(p0.data, p1.data, rtol=1e-6)