diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index a6d788d45216a6f286e5aaea0cdb0587cd0f7848..6b75b6733e8eaaf9e896562d7c3f500a52b14e50 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ static unsigned int netem_drop(struct Qdisc *sch)
 			skb->next = NULL;
 			skb->prev = NULL;
 			len = qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
+			sch->qstats.backlog -= len;
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 		}
 	}