diff --git a/src/evict.cpp b/src/evict.cpp
index 719e7a761..d9f5338b4 100644
--- a/src/evict.cpp
+++ b/src/evict.cpp
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ int performEvictions(bool fPreSnapshot) {
                 if (db->removeCachedValue(bestkey, &deT)) {
                     mem_freed += splazy->addEntry(db->dictUnsafeKeyOnly(), deT);
                     ckeysFailed = 0;
+		    g_pserver->stat_evictedkeys++;
                 }
                 else {
                     delta = 0;