diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 5e74a37695f7..70c9234b70e7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		skb->dev = dst->dev;
 		icmpv6_send(skb, ICMPV6_TIME_EXCEED, ICMPV6_EXC_HOPLIMIT,
 			    0, skb->dev);
+		IP6_INC_STATS_BH(IPSTATS_MIB_INHDRERRORS);
 
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;