diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/sbe_ffdc_handler.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/sbe_ffdc_handler.cpp
index 8d420bf..fc97651 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/sbe_ffdc_handler.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/sbe_ffdc_handler.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
                 log<level::ERR>("FFDC packet size is zero skipping");
                 return;
             }
+            pktCount++;
         }
         else if (magicBytes == pozFfdcMagicCode)
         {
@@ -232,7 +233,6 @@
 
         // Update Buffer offset in Bytes
         ffdcBufOffset += lenWords * sizeof(uint32_t);
-        ++pktCount;
     }
     if (pktCount == sbeMaxFfdcPackets)
     {