diff --git a/src/stick_table.c b/src/stick_table.c
index 9a0809cb3..5532fc679 100644
--- a/src/stick_table.c
+++ b/src/stick_table.c
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ struct stksess *stksess_new(struct stktable *t, struct stktable_key *key)
 			stksess_setkey(t, ts, key);
 			stksess_setkey_shard(t, ts, key);
 		}
-	}
+	} else
+		HA_ATOMIC_DEC(&t->current);
 
 	return ts;
 }