diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c
index 43b45b65ee5a..f9e0ae936d1a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c
@@ -1283,8 +1283,9 @@ within_logging_rate_limit (void)
 
 	if (jiffies - last_time > 5*HZ)
 		count = 0;
-	if (++count < 5) {
+	if (count < 5) {
 		last_time = jiffies;
+		count++;
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;