diff --git a/accel/tcg/translator.c b/accel/tcg/translator.c
index f56da8ea30..d0babfea88 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/translator.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/translator.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void translator_loop(CPUState *cpu, TranslationBlock *tb, int *max_insns,
     plugin_enabled = plugin_gen_tb_start(cpu, db, cflags & CF_MEMI_ONLY);
 
     while (true) {
-        db->num_insns++;
+        *max_insns = ++db->num_insns;
         ops->insn_start(db, cpu);
         tcg_debug_assert(db->is_jmp == DISAS_NEXT);  /* no early exit */