diff --git a/lib/jekyll/liquid_renderer.rb b/lib/jekyll/liquid_renderer.rb
index f895a800..986b7c5e 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/liquid_renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/liquid_renderer.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ module Jekyll
         end
       LiquidRenderer::File.new(self, filename).tap do
         @stats[filename] ||= new_profile_hash
-        @stats[filename][:count] += 1
       end
     end
 
@@ -43,6 +42,10 @@ module Jekyll
       @stats[filename][:time] += time
     end
 
+    def increment_count(filename)
+      @stats[filename][:count] += 1
+    end
+
     def stats_table(num_of_rows = 50)
       LiquidRenderer::Table.new(@stats).to_s(num_of_rows)
     end
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/liquid_renderer/file.rb b/lib/jekyll/liquid_renderer/file.rb
index 8d38ffbf..a113e851 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/liquid_renderer/file.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/liquid_renderer/file.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ module Jekyll
       def render(*args)
         measure_time do
           measure_bytes do
-            @template.render(*args)
+            measure_counts do
+              @template.render(*args)
+            end
           end
         end
       end
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@ module Jekyll
       def render!(*args)
         measure_time do
           measure_bytes do
-            @template.render!(*args)
+            measure_counts do
+              @template.render!(*args)
+            end
           end
         end
       end
@@ -40,6 +44,11 @@ module Jekyll
 
       private
 
+      def measure_counts
+        @renderer.increment_count(@filename)
+        yield
+      end
+
       def measure_bytes
         yield.tap do |str|
           @renderer.increment_bytes(@filename, str.bytesize)