diff --git a/include/libtorrent/peer.hpp b/include/libtorrent/peer.hpp
index 1585c05cf..1e9cc7765 100755
--- a/include/libtorrent/peer.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/peer.hpp
@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ namespace libtorrent
 }
 
 #endif // TORRENT_PEER_HPP_INCLUDED
+
diff --git a/src/policy.cpp b/src/policy.cpp
index 3be4bff8a..6f461a4ef 100755
--- a/src/policy.cpp
+++ b/src/policy.cpp
@@ -365,10 +365,10 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 			if (c == 0) continue;
 			if (c->is_choked()) continue;
-			if (c->is_disconnecting()) continue;
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 			unchoked_counter--;
 #endif
+			if (c->is_disconnecting()) continue;
 			// if the peer isn't interested, just choke it
 			if (!c->is_peer_interested())
 				return &(*i);