diff --git a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4 b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
index 0a22d9a2e4..28b088544b 100755
--- a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
+++ b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
@@ -938,7 +938,8 @@ class P4Sync(Command):
                     newestRevision = change
 
                 if info["action"] == "delete":
-                    fileCnt = fileCnt + 1
+                    # don't increase the file cnt, otherwise details["depotFile123"] will have gaps!
+                    #fileCnt = fileCnt + 1
                     continue
 
                 for prop in [ "depotFile", "rev", "action", "type" ]: