diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/pens/qu2cuPen.py b/Lib/fontTools/pens/qu2cuPen.py
index caf49d41c..2b9f14fae 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/pens/qu2cuPen.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/pens/qu2cuPen.py
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ class Qu2CuPen(ContourFilterPen):
     def _quadratics_to_curve(self, q):
         curves = quadratic_to_curves(q, self.max_err, all_cubic=self.all_cubic)
         if self.stats is not None:
-            n = str(len(curves))
-            self.stats[n] = self.stats.get(n, 0) + 1
+            for curve in curves:
+                n = str(len(curve))
+                self.stats[n] = self.stats.get(n, 0) + 1
         for curve in curves:
             if len(curve) == 4:
                 yield ("curveTo", curve[1:])
diff --git a/Tests/pens/qu2cuPen_test.py b/Tests/pens/qu2cuPen_test.py
index acb09db5e..250482a39 100644
--- a/Tests/pens/qu2cuPen_test.py
+++ b/Tests/pens/qu2cuPen_test.py
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class _TestPenMixin(object):
             self.convert_glyph(source, stats=stats)
 
         self.assertTrue(stats)
-        self.assertTrue("1" in stats)
-        self.assertEqual(type(stats["1"]), int)
+        self.assertTrue("4" in stats)
+        self.assertEqual(type(stats["4"]), int)
 
     def test_addComponent(self):
         pen = self.Pen()