diff --git a/kafka/consumer/simple.py b/kafka/consumer/simple.py
index 3d250eaf2..b50de61f8 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer/simple.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer/simple.py
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ def seek(self, offset, whence):
 
         # Reset queue and fetch offsets since they are invalid
         self.fetch_offsets = self.offsets.copy()
+        self.count_since_commit += 1
         if self.auto_commit:
-            self.count_since_commit += 1
             self.commit()
 
         self.queue = Queue()