diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
index e6eb55826..ed84c1569 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
@@ -1107,8 +1107,6 @@ static int gsm48_rx_gsm_act_pdp_req(struct sgsn_mm_ctx *mmctx,
 	DEBUGP(DMM, "-> ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT REQ: SAPI=%u NSAPI=%u ",
 		act_req->req_llc_sapi, act_req->req_nsapi);
 
-	rate_ctr_inc(&mmctx->ctrg->ctr[GMM_CTR_PDP_CTX_ACT]);
-
 	req_qos_len = act_req->data[0];
 	req_qos = act_req->data + 1;	/* 10.5.6.5 */
 	req_pdpa_len = act_req->data[1 + req_qos_len];
@@ -1183,6 +1181,10 @@ static int gsm48_rx_gsm_act_pdp_req(struct sgsn_mm_ctx *mmctx,
 						0, NULL);
 	}
 
+	/* Only increment counter for a real activation, after we checked
+	 * for re-transmissions */
+	rate_ctr_inc(&mmctx->ctrg->ctr[GMM_CTR_PDP_CTX_ACT]);
+
 #if 1
 	{
 		struct sgsn_ggsn_ctx *ggsn = sgsn_ggsn_ctx_by_id(0);