diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
index 80fcac12d5f9c..9ebfa8656688a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ public abstract class AbsSeekBar extends ProgressBar {
             progress = mTouchProgressOffset;
         }
         
+        final int max = getMax();
         progress += scale * max;
         
         setProgress((int) progress, true);