diff --git a/src/pool.c b/src/pool.c
index 3bcecd61d..0227f3669 100644
--- a/src/pool.c
+++ b/src/pool.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ void *__pool_refill_alloc(struct pool_head *pool, unsigned int avail)
 	void *ptr = NULL;
 
 	if (limit && allocated >= limit) {
-		_HA_ATOMIC_INC(&pool->allocated);
 		activity[tid].pool_fail++;
 		return NULL;
 	}