diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
index d72e8c458f69..9f63bd1e4fee 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static ssize_t show_target_loads(
 		ret += sprintf(buf + ret, "%u%s", tunables->target_loads[i],
 			       i & 0x1 ? ":" : " ");
 
-	ret += sprintf(buf + --ret, "\n");
+	sprintf(buf + ret - 1, "\n");
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tunables->target_loads_lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ static ssize_t show_above_hispeed_delay(
 			       tunables->above_hispeed_delay[i],
 			       i & 0x1 ? ":" : " ");
 
-	ret += sprintf(buf + --ret, "\n");
+	sprintf(buf + ret - 1, "\n");
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tunables->above_hispeed_delay_lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }