If the basis reported on the 1099-B form is off by the same amount as the income reported on your W-2 form, and if all the shares were acquired and sold in the same year, then your adjustment to basis would agree with the income reported on the W-2 form.
However, it is possible the basis reported on the 1099-B form is simply wrong. Also, you may have acquired some of the shares in a previous year, so the discount would be more that the amount reported on this year's W-2.
So, there may be reasons the adjustment to cost basis would not agree with the amount in box 12 on your W-2 form.
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