diff --git a/lib/base/perfdatavalue.cpp b/lib/base/perfdatavalue.cpp
index 217167e01..5c7c7622f 100644
--- a/lib/base/perfdatavalue.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/perfdatavalue.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ PerfdataValue::Ptr PerfdataValue::Parse(const String& perfdata)
 	if (pos != String::NPos)
 		unit = tokens[0].SubStr(pos, String::NPos);
 
+	// UoM.Out is an empty string for "c". So set counter before parsing.
+	if (unit == "c") {
+		counter = true;
+	}
+
 	double base;
 
 	{
@@ -295,10 +300,6 @@ PerfdataValue::Ptr PerfdataValue::Parse(const String& perfdata)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (unit == "c") {
-		counter = true;
-	}
-
 	warn = ParseWarnCritMinMaxToken(tokens, 1, "warning");
 	crit = ParseWarnCritMinMaxToken(tokens, 2, "critical");
 	min = ParseWarnCritMinMaxToken(tokens, 3, "minimum");
diff --git a/test/icinga-perfdata.cpp b/test/icinga-perfdata.cpp
index 68d0ea277..8bc97d4fa 100644
--- a/test/icinga-perfdata.cpp
+++ b/test/icinga-perfdata.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(uom)
 
 	str = pv->Format();
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(str, "test=1W");
+
+	pv = PerfdataValue::Parse("test=42c");
+	BOOST_CHECK(pv);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pv->GetValue(), 42);
+	BOOST_CHECK(pv->GetCounter());
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pv->GetUnit(), "");
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pv->GetCrit(), Empty);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pv->GetWarn(), Empty);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pv->GetMin(), Empty);
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pv->GetMax(), Empty);
+
+	str = pv->Format();
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(str, "test=42c");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(warncritminmax)