diff --git a/lib/routemap.c b/lib/routemap.c
index 639e7f63d2..df9a6a33ea 100644
--- a/lib/routemap.c
+++ b/lib/routemap.c
@@ -2413,6 +2413,7 @@ route_map_result_t route_map_apply(struct route_map *map,
 
 	for (; index; index = index->next) {
 		if (!skip_match_clause) {
+			index->applied++;
 			/* Apply this index. */
 			match_ret = route_map_apply_match(&index->match_list,
 							  prefix, type, object);