diff --git a/arch/XCore/XCoreInstPrinter.c b/arch/XCore/XCoreInstPrinter.c
index 64163397..c4c741f6 100644
--- a/arch/XCore/XCoreInstPrinter.c
+++ b/arch/XCore/XCoreInstPrinter.c
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ static void set_mem_access(MCInst *MI, bool status, int reg)
 	} else {
 		if (reg) {
 			MI->flat_insn->detail->xcore.operands[MI->flat_insn->detail->xcore.op_count].mem.index = reg;
+			// done, create the next operand slot
+			MI->flat_insn->detail->xcore.op_count++;
 		}
-		// done, create the next operand slot
-		MI->flat_insn->detail->xcore.op_count++;
 	}
 }