diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 251f932fd..24102e492 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -2453,7 +2453,6 @@ ngx_http_subrequest(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     sr->start_sec = tp->sec;
     sr->start_msec = tp->msec;
 
-    r->main->subrequests++;
     r->main->count++;
 
     *psr = sr;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 2b3f0065b..c35d550a2 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -2010,6 +2010,7 @@ ngx_http_finalize_request(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_int_t rc)
         if (r == c->data) {
 
             r->main->count--;
+            r->main->subrequests++;
 
             if (!r->logged) {