diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index a5ddebb1edea..cca642f75e5b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -557,8 +557,10 @@ static void retry_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 
 	if (waiting)
 		start_get(ssif_info);
-	if (resend)
+	if (resend) {
 		start_resend(ssif_info);
+		ssif_inc_stat(ssif_info, send_retries);
+	}
 }
 
 static void watch_timeout(struct timer_list *t)