diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
index 9033c8194eda..ccc421503363 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static int show_spu_loadavg(struct seq_file *s, void *private)
 		LOAD_INT(c), LOAD_FRAC(c),
 		count_active_contexts(),
 		atomic_read(&nr_spu_contexts),
-		idr_get_cursor(&task_active_pid_ns(current)->idr));
+		idr_get_cursor(&task_active_pid_ns(current)->idr) - 1);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/loadavg.c b/fs/proc/loadavg.c
index a000d7547479..b572cc865b92 100644
--- a/fs/proc/loadavg.c
+++ b/fs/proc/loadavg.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static int loadavg_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		LOAD_INT(avnrun[1]), LOAD_FRAC(avnrun[1]),
 		LOAD_INT(avnrun[2]), LOAD_FRAC(avnrun[2]),
 		nr_running(), nr_threads,
-		idr_get_cursor(&task_active_pid_ns(current)->idr));
+		idr_get_cursor(&task_active_pid_ns(current)->idr) - 1);
 	return 0;
 }