diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_network.c b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_network.c
index 1c7c3da..21d52b5 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_network.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_network.c
@@ -559,7 +559,9 @@
 		tap_idx = MGCP_TAP_BTS_OUT;
 	}
 
-	if (is_rtp) {
+	if (!rtp_end->output_enabled)
+		rtp_end->dropped_packets += 1;
+	else if (is_rtp) {
 		mgcp_patch_and_count(endp, rtp_state, rtp_end, addr, buf, rc);
 		forward_data(rtp_end->rtp.fd, &endp->taps[tap_idx], buf, rc);
 		return mgcp_udp_send(rtp_end->rtp.fd,