diff --git a/ndbuf.c b/ndbuf.c
index 14b8a49..65fe06f 100644
--- a/ndbuf.c
+++ b/ndbuf.c
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ int ndbuf_escan_va(ndbuf_t *b, const char *fmt, int argc, va_list ap)
 
       if(__is_moless(fo)) {
         *d._cstr = b->raw + b->curr;
+        b->curr += clen;
       } else {
         if(__is_usermo(fo)) *d._cstr = b->mop->alloc(clen + sizeof(char));
         else *d._cstr = malloc(clen + sizeof(char));
@@ -519,6 +520,7 @@ int ndbuf_escan_va(ndbuf_t *b, const char *fmt, int argc, va_list ap)
 
       if(__is_moless(fo)) {
         *d._dp = b->raw + b->curr;
+        b->curr += clen;
       } else {
         if(__is_usermo(fo)) *d._dp = b->mop->alloc(clen);
         else *d._dp = malloc(clen);
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@ int ndbuf_escan_va(ndbuf_t *b, const char *fmt, int argc, va_list ap)
       }
       if(__is_moless(fo)) {
         *d._dp = b->raw + b->curr;
+        b->curr += clen;
       } else {
         if(__is_usermo(fo)) *d._dp = b->mop->alloc(clen);
         else *d._dp = malloc(clen);