diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index 9eba034e5d..c471a82e83 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -1635,7 +1635,8 @@ static void create_one_file(const char *path, unsigned mode, const char *buf, un
 			}
 			if (errno != EEXIST)
 				break;
-		}			
+			++nr;
+		}
 	}
 	die("unable to write file %s mode %o", path, mode);
 }