diff --git a/xinclude.c b/xinclude.c
index 1bce7494a..1c7c8438a 100644
--- a/xinclude.c
+++ b/xinclude.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ xmlXIncludeErrMemory(xmlXIncludeCtxtPtr ctxt)
 {
     ctxt->errNo = XML_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
     ctxt->fatalErr = 1;
+    ctxt->nbErrors++;
 
     xmlRaiseMemoryError(ctxt->errorHandler, NULL, ctxt->errorCtxt,
                         XML_FROM_XINCLUDE, NULL);