diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 83c1c2a29..1561a8d6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
           # Backport PR titles follow the pattern: [9.2] Original title (#1234)
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
           echo "Original PR: #$ORIGINAL_PR"
+          echo "Just-merged backport PR: #$PR_NUMBER"
 
           HAS_LABEL=$(gh pr view "$ORIGINAL_PR" --repo "$REPO" --json labels \
             --jq '[.labels[].name] | if index("backport-pending") then "true" else "false" end')
@@ -37,9 +39,10 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
 
+          # Count open backport PRs, excluding the just-merged PR (API eventual consistency).
           OPEN_BACKPORTS=$(gh pr list --repo "$REPO" --label backport --state open \
             --json number,title \
-            --jq "[.[] | select(.title | test(\"\\\\(#${ORIGINAL_PR}\\\\)\"))] | length")
+            --jq "[.[] | select(.number != ${PR_NUMBER}) | select(.title | test(\"\\\\(#${ORIGINAL_PR}\\\\)\"))] | length")
           echo "Open backport PRs remaining: $OPEN_BACKPORTS"
 
           if [ "$OPEN_BACKPORTS" -eq 0 ]; then