diff --git a/support/scripts/pkg-stats b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
index 8602b0f953..3e89bd14b8 100755
--- a/support/scripts/pkg-stats
+++ b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ convert_to_generic_target=0
 convert_to_generic_host=0
 convert_to_autotools=0
 total_patch_count=0
-cnt=1
+cnt=0
 for i in $(find package/ -name '*.mk') ; do
 
     if test \