diff --git a/io/channel-socket.c b/io/channel-socket.c
index b8c13dba7c..4466bb1cd4 100644
--- a/io/channel-socket.c
+++ b/io/channel-socket.c
@@ -611,6 +611,11 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_socket_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
                          "Unable to write to socket");
         return -1;
     }
+
+    if (flags & QIO_CHANNEL_WRITE_FLAG_ZERO_COPY) {
+        sioc->zero_copy_queued++;
+    }
+
     return ret;
 }
 #else /* WIN32 */