diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index a39b71e814bd..730298c97fff 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -4855,18 +4855,25 @@ static int statmount_string(struct kstatmount *s, u64 flag)
 	size_t kbufsize;
 	struct seq_file *seq = &s->seq;
 	struct statmount *sm = &s->sm;
+	u32 start, *offp;
+
+	/* Reserve an empty string at the beginning for any unset offsets */
+	if (!seq->count)
+		seq_putc(seq, 0);
+
+	start = seq->count;
 
 	switch (flag) {
 	case STATMOUNT_FS_TYPE:
-		sm->fs_type = seq->count;
+		offp = &sm->fs_type;
 		ret = statmount_fs_type(s, seq);
 		break;
 	case STATMOUNT_MNT_ROOT:
-		sm->mnt_root = seq->count;
+		offp = &sm->mnt_root;
 		ret = statmount_mnt_root(s, seq);
 		break;
 	case STATMOUNT_MNT_POINT:
-		sm->mnt_point = seq->count;
+		offp = &sm->mnt_point;
 		ret = statmount_mnt_point(s, seq);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -4888,6 +4895,7 @@ static int statmount_string(struct kstatmount *s, u64 flag)
 
 	seq->buf[seq->count++] = '\0';
 	sm->mask |= flag;
+	*offp = start;
 	return 0;
 }