diff --git a/xpath-to-xml-core/src/main/java/com/github/simy4/xpath/expr/AbstractStepExpr.java b/xpath-to-xml-core/src/main/java/com/github/simy4/xpath/expr/AbstractStepExpr.java
index 91771bd0..f2aeefbe 100644
--- a/xpath-to-xml-core/src/main/java/com/github/simy4/xpath/expr/AbstractStepExpr.java
+++ b/xpath-to-xml-core/src/main/java/com/github/simy4/xpath/expr/AbstractStepExpr.java
@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ private final class PredicateContext<T extends Node> implements Function<NodeVie
 
         @Override
         public NodeView<T> apply(NodeView<T> view) {
-            this.last = null == last || !last.isNew() ? view : last;
-            this.position++;
+            if (null == last || !last.isNew()) {
+                last = view;
+                position++;
+            }
             return view;
         }