diff --git a/src/flow-hash.c b/src/flow-hash.c
index 32226db4ee..c9cb8964bd 100644
--- a/src/flow-hash.c
+++ b/src/flow-hash.c
@@ -541,6 +541,8 @@ static Flow *FlowGetNew(ThreadVars *tv, FlowLookupStruct *fls, Packet *p)
     const bool emerg = ((SC_ATOMIC_GET(flow_flags) & FLOW_EMERGENCY) != 0);
 #ifdef DEBUG
     if (g_eps_flow_memcap != UINT64_MAX && g_eps_flow_memcap == p->pcap_cnt) {
+        NoFlowHandleIPS(p);
+        StatsIncr(tv, fls->dtv->counter_flow_memcap);
         return NULL;
     }
 #endif