diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index 1ab4f5b76a1e..3538f3a63965 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static int dump_emit_page(struct coredump_params *cprm, struct page *page)
 	};
 	struct iov_iter iter;
 	struct file *file = cprm->file;
-	loff_t pos = file->f_pos;
+	loff_t pos;
 	ssize_t n;
 
 	if (cprm->to_skip) {
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ static int dump_emit_page(struct coredump_params *cprm, struct page *page)
 		return 0;
 	if (dump_interrupted())
 		return 0;
+	pos = file->f_pos;
 	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, WRITE, &bvec, 1, PAGE_SIZE);
 	n = __kernel_write_iter(cprm->file, &iter, &pos);
 	if (n != PAGE_SIZE)