diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 5287be83e3e7951740bfe4350dbc763f8d663981..2251be80cd22644bc82773ffb1cd59c6661dbc7e 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 				   p[1] <= '7' && p[2] == '>') {
 					loglev_char = p[1];
 					p += 3;
-					printed_len += 3;
+					printed_len -= 3;
 				} else {
 					loglev_char = default_message_loglevel
 						+ '0';
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 
 				for (tp = tbuf; tp < tbuf + tlen; tp++)
 					emit_log_char(*tp);
-				printed_len += tlen - 3;
+				printed_len += tlen;
 			} else {
 				if (p[0] != '<' || p[1] < '0' ||
 				   p[1] > '7' || p[2] != '>') {
@@ -592,8 +592,8 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 					emit_log_char(default_message_loglevel
 						+ '0');
 					emit_log_char('>');
+					printed_len += 3;
 				}
-				printed_len += 3;
 			}
 			log_level_unknown = 0;
 			if (!*p)