diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/node_monitor.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/node_monitor.cpp
index 601fd6c235..d66534475a 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/node_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/node_monitor.cpp
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@ NodeMonitorService::RemoveUserListeners(struct io_context *context,
 			// to remove its successor (which is saved in "removeListener")
 
 		_RemoveListener(removeListener);
+		context->num_monitors--;
 		count++;
 	}