diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index d76b39f75d5..3e936b5f3de 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ std::string strSubVersion;
 
 size_t CSerializedNetMsg::GetMemoryUsage() const noexcept
 {
-    // Don't count the dynamic memory used for the m_type string, by assuming it fits in the
-    // "small string" optimization area (which stores data inside the object itself, up to some
-    // size; 15 bytes in modern libstdc++).
-    return sizeof(*this) + memusage::DynamicUsage(data);
+    return sizeof(*this) + memusage::DynamicUsage(m_type) + memusage::DynamicUsage(data);
 }
 
 void CConnman::AddAddrFetch(const std::string& strDest)