diff --git a/src/algs/praxis/praxis.c b/src/algs/praxis/praxis.c
index 9d6644195..0cb1fd9eb 100644
--- a/src/algs/praxis/praxis.c
+++ b/src/algs/praxis/praxis.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ nlopt_result praxis_(double t0, double machep, double h0,
 	}
 	global_1.fx = (*f)(n, &x[1], f_data);
 	++global_1.nf;
+	++ *(stop->nevals_p);
 
 /* .....MINIMIZE ALONG THE "NON-CONJUGATE" DIRECTIONS V(*,K),...,V(*,N) */