diff --git a/flang/runtime/io-stmt.cpp b/flang/runtime/io-stmt.cpp
--- a/flang/runtime/io-stmt.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/io-stmt.cpp
@@ -325,10 +325,9 @@
     if (mutableModes().nonAdvancing) {
       // Make effects of positioning past the last Emit() visible with blanks.
       std::int64_t n{unit().positionInRecord - unit().furthestPositionInRecord};
-      unit().positionInRecord = unit().furthestPositionInRecord;
       while (n-- > 0 && unit().Emit(" ", 1, 1, *this)) {
       }
-      unit().leftTabLimit = unit().furthestPositionInRecord;
+      unit().leftTabLimit = unit().positionInRecord;
     } else {
       unit().AdvanceRecord(*this);
     }