diff --git a/fs/procfs/fs_procfsutil.c b/fs/procfs/fs_procfsutil.c
index 7a71ff18540..9dd4f536740 100644
--- a/fs/procfs/fs_procfsutil.c
+++ b/fs/procfs/fs_procfsutil.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ size_t procfs_memcpy(FAR const char *src, size_t srclen,
   /* Handle the remaining offset */
 
   srclen -= lnoffset;
-  dest   += lnoffset;
+  src    += lnoffset;
   *offset = 0;
 
   /* Copy the line into the user destination buffer */