diff --git a/gossipd/seeker.c b/gossipd/seeker.c
index 5e074a830..ba2ac2ed5 100644
--- a/gossipd/seeker.c
+++ b/gossipd/seeker.c
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ static struct short_channel_id *stale_scids_remove(const tal_t *ctx,
 		(*query_flags)[i] = *qf;
 		uintmap_del(&seeker->stale_scids, scid);
 		tal_free(qf);
+		i++;
 	}
 	tal_resize(&scids, i);
 	tal_resize(query_flags, i);