diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index 4884a162e3ad..ff5ff3b5f1ea 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ void __init_memblock __next_mem_range_rev(u64 *idx, int nid, ulong flags,
 				*out_end = m_end;
 			if (out_nid)
 				*out_nid = m_nid;
-			idx_a++;
+			idx_a--;
 			*idx = (u32)idx_a | (u64)idx_b << 32;
 			return;
 		}