diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index 1dea7a8a5255..05e58b56f620 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static int traverse(struct seq_file *m, loff_t offset)
 		}
 		if (seq_has_overflowed(m))
 			goto Eoverflow;
+		p = m->op->next(m, p, &m->index);
 		if (pos + m->count > offset) {
 			m->from = offset - pos;
 			m->count -= m->from;
@@ -126,7 +127,6 @@ static int traverse(struct seq_file *m, loff_t offset)
 		}
 		pos += m->count;
 		m->count = 0;
-		p = m->op->next(m, p, &m->index);
 		if (pos == offset)
 			break;
 	}