diff --git a/db/compaction_picker.cc b/db/compaction_picker.cc
index 6ee4ebd1f..c6a56746f 100644
--- a/db/compaction_picker.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_picker.cc
@@ -1323,12 +1323,10 @@ bool LevelCompactionBuilder::PickFileToCompact() {
   const std::vector<FileMetaData*>& level_files =
       vstorage_->LevelFiles(start_level_);
 
-  // record the first file that is not yet compacted
-  int nextIndex = -1;
-
-  for (unsigned int i = vstorage_->NextCompactionIndex(start_level_);
-       i < file_size.size(); i++) {
-    int index = file_size[i];
+  unsigned int cmp_idx;
+  for (cmp_idx = vstorage_->NextCompactionIndex(start_level_);
+       cmp_idx < file_size.size(); cmp_idx++) {
+    int index = file_size[cmp_idx];
     auto* f = level_files[index];
 
     // do not pick a file to compact if it is being compacted
@@ -1337,11 +1335,6 @@ bool LevelCompactionBuilder::PickFileToCompact() {
       continue;
     }
 
-    // remember the startIndex for the next call to PickCompaction
-    if (nextIndex == -1) {
-      nextIndex = i;
-    }
-
     start_level_inputs_.files.push_back(f);
     start_level_inputs_.level = start_level_;
     if (!compaction_picker_->ExpandInputsToCleanCut(cf_name_, vstorage_,
@@ -1377,7 +1370,7 @@ bool LevelCompactionBuilder::PickFileToCompact() {
   }
 
   // store where to start the iteration in the next call to PickCompaction
-  vstorage_->SetNextCompactionIndex(start_level_, nextIndex);
+  vstorage_->SetNextCompactionIndex(start_level_, cmp_idx);
 
   return start_level_inputs_.size() > 0;
 }
diff --git a/db/compaction_picker_test.cc b/db/compaction_picker_test.cc
index 1ced12cfd..c2bff0024 100644
--- a/db/compaction_picker_test.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_picker_test.cc
@@ -1390,6 +1390,49 @@ TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, IsTrivialMoveOff) {
   ASSERT_FALSE(compaction->IsTrivialMove());
 }
 
+TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, CacheNextCompactionIndex) {
+  NewVersionStorage(6, kCompactionStyleLevel);
+  mutable_cf_options_.max_compaction_bytes = 100000000000u;
+
+  Add(1 /* level */, 1U /* file_number */, "100" /* smallest */,
+      "149" /* largest */, 1000000000U /* file_size */);
+  file_map_[1U].first->being_compacted = true;
+  Add(1 /* level */, 2U /* file_number */, "150" /* smallest */,
+      "199" /* largest */, 900000000U /* file_size */);
+  Add(1 /* level */, 3U /* file_number */, "200" /* smallest */,
+      "249" /* largest */, 800000000U /* file_size */);
+  Add(1 /* level */, 4U /* file_number */, "250" /* smallest */,
+      "299" /* largest */, 700000000U /* file_size */);
+  Add(2 /* level */, 5U /* file_number */, "150" /* smallest */,
+      "199" /* largest */, 1U /* file_size */);
+  file_map_[5U].first->being_compacted = true;
+
+  UpdateVersionStorageInfo();
+
+  std::unique_ptr<Compaction> compaction(level_compaction_picker.PickCompaction(
+      cf_name_, mutable_cf_options_, vstorage_.get(), &log_buffer_));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(compaction.get() != nullptr);
+  ASSERT_EQ(1U, compaction->num_input_levels());
+  ASSERT_EQ(1U, compaction->num_input_files(0));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0U, compaction->num_input_files(1));
+  ASSERT_EQ(3U, compaction->input(0, 0)->fd.GetNumber());
+  ASSERT_EQ(2, vstorage_->NextCompactionIndex(1 /* level */));
+
+  compaction.reset(level_compaction_picker.PickCompaction(
+      cf_name_, mutable_cf_options_, vstorage_.get(), &log_buffer_));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(compaction.get() != nullptr);
+  ASSERT_EQ(1U, compaction->num_input_levels());
+  ASSERT_EQ(1U, compaction->num_input_files(0));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0U, compaction->num_input_files(1));
+  ASSERT_EQ(4U, compaction->input(0, 0)->fd.GetNumber());
+  ASSERT_EQ(3, vstorage_->NextCompactionIndex(1 /* level */));
+
+  compaction.reset(level_compaction_picker.PickCompaction(
+      cf_name_, mutable_cf_options_, vstorage_.get(), &log_buffer_));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(compaction.get() == nullptr);
+  ASSERT_EQ(4, vstorage_->NextCompactionIndex(1 /* level */));
+}
+
 }  // namespace rocksdb
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {