diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/intr.c b/sys/arm/arm/intr.c
index 13b7222e4207..281264851fd9 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/intr.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/intr.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ arm_handler_execute(struct trapframe *frame, int irqnb)
 	struct thread *td = curthread;
 	int i, thread;
 
+	PCPU_LAZY_INC(cnt.v_intr);
 	td->td_intr_nesting_level++;
 	while ((i = arm_get_next_irq()) != -1) {
 		arm_mask_irq(i);