diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_packet.c b/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
index 0fb59a94c2..842fd1734a 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
@@ -2390,13 +2390,13 @@ static int bgp_update_receive(struct peer_connection *connection,
 		ret = bgp_dump_attr(&attr, peer->rcvd_attr_str,
 				    sizeof(peer->rcvd_attr_str));
 
-		peer->stat_upd_7606++;
-
-		if (attr_parse_ret == BGP_ATTR_PARSE_WITHDRAW)
+		if (attr_parse_ret == BGP_ATTR_PARSE_WITHDRAW) {
+			peer->stat_upd_7606++;
 			flog_err(
 				EC_BGP_UPDATE_RCV,
 				"%pBP rcvd UPDATE with errors in attr(s)!! Withdrawing route.",
 				peer);
+		}
 
 		if (ret && bgp_debug_update(peer, NULL, NULL, 1) &&
 		    BGP_DEBUG(update, UPDATE_DETAIL)) {