diff --git a/gobex/gobex-packet.c b/gobex/gobex-packet.c
index 957e1cc..6ac77bf 100644
--- a/gobex/gobex-packet.c
+++ b/gobex/gobex-packet.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static gboolean parse_headers(GObexPacket *pkt, const void *data, gsize len,
 			return FALSE;
 
 		pkt->headers = g_slist_append(pkt->headers, header);
+		pkt->hlen += parsed;
 
 		len -= parsed;
 		buf += parsed;