diff --git a/lib/vector/Vlib/dangles.c b/lib/vector/Vlib/dangles.c
index 8446efb228f..51bf4b832a0 100644
--- a/lib/vector/Vlib/dangles.c
+++ b/lib/vector/Vlib/dangles.c
@@ -252,11 +252,10 @@ static void dangles(struct Map_info *Map, int type, int option,
                     }
                     lines_removed++;
                 }
+                dangles_removed++;
             } /* delete the chain */
-
-            dangles_removed++;
-        } /* lcount == 1 */
-    }     /* node <= nnodes */
+        }     /* lcount == 1 */
+    }         /* node <= nnodes */
     G_verbose_message(_("%s lines: %d"), lmsg, lines_removed);
     G_verbose_message(_("%s dangles: %d"), lmsg, dangles_removed);
 }