diff --git a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
index 27c5597..4634047 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
+++ b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ struct pkgconf_pkg_ {
 	pkgconf_tuple_t *prefix;
 
 	uint64_t serial;
+
+	size_t hits;
 };
 
 typedef bool (*pkgconf_pkg_iteration_func_t)(const pkgconf_pkg_t *pkg, void *data);
diff --git a/libpkgconf/pkg.c b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
index 443b59f..748f011 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/pkg.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
@@ -1473,6 +1473,7 @@ pkgconf_pkg_walk_list(pkgconf_client_t *client,
 
 		if (pkgdep->serial == client->serial)
 		{
+			pkgdep->hits++;
 			pkgconf_pkg_unref(client, pkgdep);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1485,6 +1486,7 @@ pkgconf_pkg_walk_list(pkgconf_client_t *client,
 
 		pkgconf_audit_log_dependency(client, pkgdep, depnode);
 
+		pkgdep->hits++;
 		pkgdep->serial = client->serial;
 		eflags |= pkgconf_pkg_traverse_main(client, pkgdep, func, data, depth - 1, skip_flags);
 		pkgconf_pkg_unref(client, pkgdep);