diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vsxxxaa.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vsxxxaa.c
index 38298232124f..abd494411e69 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/vsxxxaa.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vsxxxaa.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void vsxxxaa_drop_bytes(struct vsxxxaa *mouse, int num)
 	if (num >= mouse->count) {
 		mouse->count = 0;
 	} else {
-		memmove(mouse->buf, mouse->buf + num - 1, BUFLEN - num);
+		memmove(mouse->buf, mouse->buf + num, BUFLEN - num);
 		mouse->count -= num;
 	}
 }