diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index 3135c2525c76..a290157265ef 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ loff_t seq_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 				m->read_pos = offset;
 				retval = file->f_pos = offset;
 			}
+		} else {
+			file->f_pos = offset;
 		}
 	}
 	file->f_version = m->version;