diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 5174f4d48647..4a97c89c9da9 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -2594,18 +2594,16 @@ BPF_CALL_2(bpf_msg_cork_bytes, struct sk_msg *, msg, u32, bytes)
 
 static void sk_msg_reset_curr(struct sk_msg *msg)
 {
-	u32 i = msg->sg.start;
-	u32 len = 0;
+	if (!msg->sg.size) {
+		msg->sg.curr = msg->sg.start;
+		msg->sg.copybreak = 0;
+	} else {
+		u32 i = msg->sg.end;
 
-	do {
-		len += sk_msg_elem(msg, i)->length;
-		sk_msg_iter_var_next(i);
-		if (len >= msg->sg.size)
-			break;
-	} while (i != msg->sg.end);
-
-	msg->sg.curr = i;
-	msg->sg.copybreak = 0;
+		sk_msg_iter_var_prev(i);
+		msg->sg.curr = i;
+		msg->sg.copybreak = msg->sg.data[i].length;
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_msg_cork_bytes_proto = {