diff --git a/include/proto/task.h b/include/proto/task.h
index 19aab61..62f83e3 100644
--- a/include/proto/task.h
+++ b/include/proto/task.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 	t->rq.node.leaf_p = NULL;
 	t->state = TASK_SLEEPING;
 	t->nice = 0;
+	t->calls = 0;
 	return t;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/types/task.h b/include/types/task.h
index 13e2aac..641cb17 100644
--- a/include/types/task.h
+++ b/include/types/task.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 	struct eb32_node rq;		/* ebtree node used to hold the task in the run queue */
 	int state;			/* task state : bit field of TASK_* */
 	int expire;			/* next expiration date for this task, in ticks */
+	unsigned int calls;		/* number of times ->process() was called */
 	struct task * (*process)(struct task *t);  /* the function which processes the task */
 	void *context;			/* the task's context */
 	int nice;			/* the task's current nice value from -1024 to +1024 */