diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 97638eb2d7cb1c..7acccfded7cb03 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -764,13 +764,13 @@ static struct kern_ipc_perm *sysvipc_find_ipc(struct ipc_ids *ids, loff_t pos,
 			total++;
 	}
 
+	*new_pos = pos + 1;
 	if (total >= ids->in_use)
 		return NULL;
 
 	for (; pos < ipc_mni; pos++) {
 		ipc = idr_find(&ids->ipcs_idr, pos);
 		if (ipc != NULL) {
-			*new_pos = pos + 1;
 			rcu_read_lock();
 			ipc_lock_object(ipc);
 			return ipc;