diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp.c b/net/irda/irlmp.c
index a26c401ef4a44..43964594aa12d 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlmp.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlmp.c
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ static void *irlmp_seq_hb_idx(struct irlmp_iter_state *iter, loff_t *off)
 	for (element = hashbin_get_first(iter->hashbin);
 	     element != NULL;
 	     element = hashbin_get_next(iter->hashbin)) {
-		if (!off || *off-- == 0) {
+		if (!off || (*off)-- == 0) {
 			/* NB: hashbin left locked */
 			return element;
 		}