diff --git a/extensions/libxt_statistic.c b/extensions/libxt_statistic.c
index 12a83dd..3a6632d 100644
--- a/extensions/libxt_statistic.c
+++ b/extensions/libxt_statistic.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void print_match(const struct
xt_statistic_info *info, char *prefix)
 		       (info->flags & XT_STATISTIC_INVERT) ? " !" : "",
 		       prefix,
 		       info->u.nth.every + 1);
-		if (info->u.nth.packet)
+		if (info->u.nth.packet || *prefix )
 			printf(" %spacket %u", prefix, info->u.nth.packet);
 		break;