diff --git a/gdbstub.c b/gdbstub.c
index f19f98ab1a..d99bc0bf2e 100644
--- a/gdbstub.c
+++ b/gdbstub.c
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ static int gdb_handle_vcont(const char *p)
         cur_action = *p++;
         if (cur_action == 'C' || cur_action == 'S') {
             cur_action = qemu_tolower(cur_action);
-            res = qemu_strtoul(p + 1, &p, 16, &tmp);
+            res = qemu_strtoul(p, &p, 16, &tmp);
             if (res) {
                 goto out;
             }