diff --git a/misc/lnstat_util.c b/misc/lnstat_util.c
index 4127100d..59c5e964 100644
--- a/misc/lnstat_util.c
+++ b/misc/lnstat_util.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int scan_lines(struct lnstat_file *lf, int i)
 		for (j = 0; j < lf->num_fields; j++) {
 			unsigned long f = strtoul(ptr, &ptr, 16);
 			if (j == 0) 
-				lf->fields[j].values[i] += f;
+				lf->fields[j].values[i] = f;
 			else
 				lf->fields[j].values[i] += f;
 		}