diff --git a/logcat_thread.cpp b/logcat_thread.cpp
index 1954283..6c21648 100644
--- a/logcat_thread.cpp
+++ b/logcat_thread.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ static inline void look_for_newlines(char buf[NEWLINE_BUF_SIZE], size_t* used, s
         size_t newline_length = (reinterpret_cast<size_t>(newline_ptr) - reinterpret_cast<size_t>(&buf[real_offset])) / sizeof(char);
         (logcat_thread->*handle_line)(&buf[real_offset], newline_length, is_stdout);
 
-        search_offset += newline_length + 1;
-        real_offset = search_offset;
+        real_offset += newline_length + 1;
+        search_offset = real_offset;
     }
 
     if (real_offset) {