diff --git a/pkg/kgo/sink.go b/pkg/kgo/sink.go
index c08a3d35..312a7205 100644
--- a/pkg/kgo/sink.go
+++ b/pkg/kgo/sink.go
@@ -123,11 +123,7 @@ func (s *sink) createReq(id int64, epoch int16) (*produceRequest, *kmsg.AddParti
 		recBuf.inflight++
 
 		recBuf.batchDrainIdx++
-		if recBuf.seq > math.MaxInt32-int32(len(batch.records)) {
-			recBuf.seq = int32(len(batch.records)) - (math.MaxInt32 - recBuf.seq) - 1
-		} else {
-			recBuf.seq += int32(len(batch.records))
-		}
+		recBuf.seq = incrementSequence(recBuf.seq, int32(len(batch.records)))
 		moreToDrain = moreToDrain || recBuf.tryStopLingerForDraining()
 		recBuf.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -142,6 +138,14 @@ func (s *sink) createReq(id int64, epoch int16) (*produceRequest, *kmsg.AddParti
 	return req, txnBuilder.req, moreToDrain
 }
 
+func incrementSequence(sequence, increment int32) int32 {
+	if sequence > math.MaxInt32-increment {
+		return increment - (math.MaxInt32 - sequence) - 1
+	}
+
+	return sequence + increment
+}
+
 type txnReqBuilder struct {
 	txnID       *string
 	req         *kmsg.AddPartitionsToTxnRequest
@@ -864,7 +868,7 @@ func (cl *Client) finishBatch(batch *recBatch, producerID int64, producerEpoch i
 	// We know the batch made it to Kafka successfully without error.
 	// We remove this batch and finish all records appropriately.
 	finished := len(batch.records)
-	recBuf.batch0Seq += int32(finished)
+	recBuf.batch0Seq = incrementSequence(recBuf.batch0Seq, int32(finished))
 	atomic.AddInt64(&recBuf.buffered, -int64(finished))
 	recBuf.batches[0] = nil
 	recBuf.batches = recBuf.batches[1:]