diff --git a/drivers/video/udlfb.c b/drivers/video/udlfb.c
index 8af64148294b..38fcfff3c911 100644
--- a/drivers/video/udlfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/udlfb.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static ssize_t dlfb_ops_write(struct fb_info *info, const char __user *buf,
 	result = fb_sys_write(info, buf, count, ppos);
 
 	if (result > 0) {
-		int start = max((int)(offset / info->fix.line_length) - 1, 0);
+		int start = max((int)(offset / info->fix.line_length), 0);
 		int lines = min((u32)((result / info->fix.line_length) + 1),
 				(u32)info->var.yres);