diff --git a/src/mem/mem_interface.cc b/src/mem/mem_interface.cc
index 95b571e25e..04b5040a83 100644
--- a/src/mem/mem_interface.cc
+++ b/src/mem/mem_interface.cc
@@ -2529,6 +2529,7 @@ NVMInterface::NVMStats::NVMStats(NVMInterface &_nvm)
 
     ADD_STAT(pendingReads, UNIT_COUNT,
              "Reads issued to NVM for which data has not been transferred"),
+    ADD_STAT(pendingWrites, UNIT_COUNT, "Number of outstanding writes to NVM"),
     ADD_STAT(bytesPerBank, UNIT_BYTE,
              "Bytes read within a bank before loading new bank")