diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 7bae6a91b487..cfae0a1529a1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -2495,14 +2495,13 @@ static void *ipv6_route_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	struct ipv6_route_iter *iter = seq->private;
 
+	++(*pos);
 	if (!v)
 		goto iter_table;
 
 	n = rcu_dereference_bh(((struct fib6_info *)v)->fib6_next);
-	if (n) {
-		++*pos;
+	if (n)
 		return n;
-	}
 
 iter_table:
 	ipv6_route_check_sernum(iter);
@@ -2510,8 +2509,6 @@ iter_table:
 	r = fib6_walk_continue(&iter->w);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&iter->tbl->tb6_lock);
 	if (r > 0) {
-		if (v)
-			++*pos;
 		return iter->w.leaf;
 	} else if (r < 0) {
 		fib6_walker_unlink(net, &iter->w);