diff --git a/data/maps/BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby/scripts.inc b/data/maps/BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby/scripts.inc
index e99c7f88e..8d60105bd 100644
--- a/data/maps/BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby/scripts.inc
+++ b/data/maps/BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby/scripts.inc
@@ -421,7 +421,12 @@ BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby_EventScript_SaveBeforeLinkMultisChallenge::
 	call Common_EventScript_SaveGame
 	setvar VAR_TEMP_0, 255
 	goto_if_eq VAR_RESULT, 0, BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby_EventScript_CancelChallengeSaveFailed
+@ GAME_STAT_ENTERED_BATTLE_TOWER should not be incremented here, for two reasons:
+@ 1. It is incremented again in BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby_EventScript_CableLinkSuccessful or BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby_EventScript_WirelessLinkSuccessful
+@ 2. If the player tries to save, but fails, the counter will still be incremented even if the player never enters the tower.
+.ifndef BUGFIX
 	incrementgamestat GAME_STAT_ENTERED_BATTLE_TOWER
+.endif
 	specialvar VAR_RESULT, IsWirelessAdapterConnected
 	goto_if_eq VAR_RESULT, TRUE, BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby_EventScript_TryWirelessLink
 	goto BattleFrontier_BattleTowerLobby_EventScript_TryCableLink