diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/early_init.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/early_init.c
index c7afa115cb..ff20c44833 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/early_init.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/early_init.c
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ static void sandybridge_setup_bars(void)
 	pci_write_config8(PCI_DEV(0, 0x00, 0), PAM6, 0x33);
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, " done.\n");
+
+#if CONFIG_ELOG_BOOT_COUNT
+	/* Increment Boot Counter except when resuming from S3 */
+	if ((inw(DEFAULT_PMBASE + PM1_STS) & WAK_STS) &&
+	    ((inl(DEFAULT_PMBASE + PM1_CNT) >> 10) & 7) == SLP_TYP_S3)
+		return;
+	boot_count_increment();
+#endif
 }
 
 static void sandybridge_setup_graphics(void)