diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index bd183ce52b2..ee9d71786ab 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ bool CNode::ReceiveMsgBytes(const char *pch, unsigned int nBytes, bool& complete
             if (i == mapRecvBytesPerMsgCmd.end())
                 i = mapRecvBytesPerMsgCmd.find(NET_MESSAGE_COMMAND_OTHER);
             assert(i != mapRecvBytesPerMsgCmd.end());
-            i->second += m_deserializer->hdr.nMessageSize + CMessageHeader::HEADER_SIZE;
+            i->second += msg.m_raw_message_size;
 
             // push the message to the process queue,
             vRecvMsg.push_back(std::move(msg));
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ CNetMessage TransportDeserializer::GetMessage(const CMessageHeader::MessageStart
     // store command string, payload size
     msg.m_command = hdr.GetCommand();
     msg.m_message_size = hdr.nMessageSize;
+    msg.m_raw_message_size = hdr.nMessageSize + CMessageHeader::HEADER_SIZE;
 
     msg.m_valid_checksum = (memcmp(hash.begin(), hdr.pchChecksum, CMessageHeader::CHECKSUM_SIZE) == 0);
     if (!msg.m_valid_checksum) {
@@ -1377,7 +1378,7 @@ void CConnman::SocketHandler()
                     for (; it != pnode->vRecvMsg.end(); ++it) {
                         // vRecvMsg contains only completed CNetMessage
                         // the single possible partially deserialized message are held by TransportDeserializer
-                        nSizeAdded += it->m_recv.size() + CMessageHeader::HEADER_SIZE;
+                        nSizeAdded += it->m_raw_message_size;
                     }
                     {
                         LOCK(pnode->cs_vProcessMsg);
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index a9ce33957d4..15996438c9c 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ public:
     bool m_valid_header = false;
     bool m_valid_checksum = false;
     uint32_t m_message_size = 0;         // size of the payload
+    uint32_t m_raw_message_size = 0;     // used wire size of the message (including header/checksum)
     std::string m_command;
 
     CNetMessage(const CDataStream& recv_in) : m_recv(std::move(recv_in)) {}
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index c8ffbbbe9d7..9496516c377 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -3260,7 +3260,7 @@ bool PeerLogicValidation::ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, std::atomic<bool>& inter
             return false;
         // Just take one message
         msgs.splice(msgs.begin(), pfrom->vProcessMsg, pfrom->vProcessMsg.begin());
-        pfrom->nProcessQueueSize -= msgs.front().m_recv.size() + CMessageHeader::HEADER_SIZE;
+        pfrom->nProcessQueueSize -= msgs.front().m_raw_message_size;
         pfrom->fPauseRecv = pfrom->nProcessQueueSize > connman->GetReceiveFloodSize();
         fMoreWork = !pfrom->vProcessMsg.empty();
     }