diff --git a/src/cc/rogue/pack.c b/src/cc/rogue/pack.c
index 2f683441b..37072bf93 100644
--- a/src/cc/rogue/pack.c
+++ b/src/cc/rogue/pack.c
@@ -252,7 +252,10 @@ int32_t num_packitems()
     THING *list = pack;
     int32_t type = 0,n = 0;
     for (; list != NULL; list = next(list))
-        n++;
+    {
+        if (!list->o_packch)
+            n++;
+    }
     return(n);
 }