diff --git a/net/atm/mpoa_proc.c b/net/atm/mpoa_proc.c
index 46d6cd9a36ae7..c4e9538ac144d 100644
--- a/net/atm/mpoa_proc.c
+++ b/net/atm/mpoa_proc.c
@@ -222,11 +222,12 @@ static ssize_t proc_mpc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buff,
 	if (!page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	for (p = page, len = 0; len < nbytes; p++, len++) {
+	for (p = page, len = 0; len < nbytes; p++) {
 		if (get_user(*p, buff++)) {
 			free_page((unsigned long)page);
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
+		len += 1;
 		if (*p == '\0' || *p == '\n')
 			break;
 	}