diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 673fcba26fe2..7dcdf04a8b2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ i915_next_seqno_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = data;
 
-	*val = atomic_read(&dev_priv->gt.global_timeline.next_seqno);
+	*val = 1 + atomic_read(&dev_priv->gt.global_timeline.next_seqno);
 	return 0;
 }