diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index e27c6c5ba9df..cd2b034eef59 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1551,6 +1551,9 @@ static void *xt_mttg_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *ppos,
 	uint8_t nfproto = (unsigned long)PDE_DATA(file_inode(seq->file));
 	struct nf_mttg_trav *trav = seq->private;
 
+	if (ppos != NULL)
+		++(*ppos);
+
 	switch (trav->class) {
 	case MTTG_TRAV_INIT:
 		trav->class = MTTG_TRAV_NFP_UNSPEC;
@@ -1576,9 +1579,6 @@ static void *xt_mttg_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *ppos,
 	default:
 		return NULL;
 	}
-
-	if (ppos != NULL)
-		++*ppos;
 	return trav;
 }