diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 4edaef0b..1eb9dae8 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -982,7 +982,8 @@ short_read (size_t status)
     }
 
   record_end = record_start + (record_size - left) / BLOCKSIZE;
-  records_read++;
+  if (left == 0)
+    records_read++;
 }
 
 /*  Flush the current buffer to/from the archive.  */