diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/network/ping/ping.c b/reactos/base/applications/network/ping/ping.c
index 3901d26243c..eaae762041e 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/network/ping/ping.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/network/ping/ping.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static BOOL Setup(VOID)
         Target.sin_family = AF_INET;
 
     TargetIP = inet_ntoa(Target.sin_addr);
-    CurrentSeqNum = 0;
+    CurrentSeqNum = 1;
     SentCount = 0;
     LostCount = 0;
     MinRTT.QuadPart = 0;