diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index 1cd2388..1d641bb 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 Eoverflow:
 	m->op->stop(m, p);
 	kfree(m->buf);
+	m->count = 0;
 	m->buf = kmalloc(m->size <<= 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	return !m->buf ? -ENOMEM : -EAGAIN;
 }
@@ -232,10 +233,10 @@
 			goto Fill;
 		m->op->stop(m, p);
 		kfree(m->buf);
+		m->count = 0;
 		m->buf = kmalloc(m->size <<= 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!m->buf)
 			goto Enomem;
-		m->count = 0;
 		m->version = 0;
 		pos = m->index;
 		p = m->op->start(m, &pos);