diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 53401e21ad99..f9b8927327ba 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -2065,9 +2065,10 @@ nf_conntrack_in(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_hook_state *state)
 		if (ret == -NF_REPEAT)
 			goto repeat;
 
-		NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(state->net, invalid);
 		if (ret == NF_DROP)
 			NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(state->net, drop);
+		else
+			NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(state->net, invalid);
 
 		ret = -ret;
 		goto out;