diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_worker.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_worker.erl
index 29f7d31ef..5e1374eca 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_worker.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_mqtt/src/emqx_bridge_worker.erl
@@ -377,9 +377,14 @@ common(_StateName, {call, From}, {ensure_present, What, Topic}, State) ->
 common(_StateName, {call, From}, {ensure_absent, What, Topic}, State) ->
     {Result, NewState} = ensure_absent(What, Topic, State),
     {keep_state, NewState, [{reply, From, Result}]};
-common(_StateName, info, {deliver, _, Msg}, #{replayq := Q, if_record_metrics := IfRecordMetric} = State) ->
-    bridges_metrics_inc(IfRecordMetric, 'bridge.mqtt.message_received'),
-    NewQ = replayq:append(Q, collect([Msg])),
+common(_StateName, info, {deliver, _, Msg},
+       State = #{replayq := Q, if_record_metrics := IfRecordMetric}) ->
+    Msgs = collect([Msg]),
+    bridges_metrics_inc(IfRecordMetric,
+                        'bridge.mqtt.message_received',
+                        length(Msgs)
+                       ),
+    NewQ = replayq:append(Q, Msgs),
     {keep_state, State#{replayq => NewQ}, {next_event, internal, maybe_send}};
 common(_StateName, info, {'EXIT', _, _}, State) ->
     {keep_state, State};
@@ -586,3 +591,8 @@ bridges_metrics_inc(true, Metric) ->
     emqx_metrics:inc(Metric);
 bridges_metrics_inc(_IsRecordMetric, _Metric) ->
     ok.
+
+bridges_metrics_inc(true, Metric, Value) ->
+    emqx_metrics:inc(Metric, Value);
+bridges_metrics_inc(_IsRecordMetric, _Metric, _Value) ->
+    ok.