diff --git a/scapy/contrib/bgp.py b/scapy/contrib/bgp.py
index 2f5965a4e0a..1182f9f9e26 100644
--- a/scapy/contrib/bgp.py
+++ b/scapy/contrib/bgp.py
@@ -298,9 +298,11 @@ def getfield(self, pkt, s):
             detect_add_path_prefix46(remain, self.max_bit_length)
         ]
         self.next_cls_cb = lambda *args: cls
-        res = super(BGPNLRIPacketListField, self).getfield(pkt, s)
-        if self.no_length:
-            self.length_from = None
+        try:
+            res = super(BGPNLRIPacketListField, self).getfield(pkt, s)
+        finally:
+            if self.no_length:
+                self.length_from = None
         return res
 
 
diff --git a/test/contrib/bgp.uts b/test/contrib/bgp.uts
index 3d8e30f2431..60159ccaf78 100644
--- a/test/contrib/bgp.uts
+++ b/test/contrib/bgp.uts
@@ -711,6 +711,28 @@ assert m.getlayer(BGPUpdate, 2).nlri[0].sprintf("%prefix%") == "10.233.0.22/32"
 p = BGP(raw(BGPHeader()/BGPUpdate()))
 assert BGPHeader in p and BGPUpdate in p
 
+= BGPUpdate - NLRI bounds do not survive a failed parse
+def make_update(nlri):
+    marker = b"\xff" * 16
+    return marker + struct.pack("!HBHH", 23 + len(nlri), 2, 0, 0) + nlri
+
+field = next(field for field in BGPUpdate.fields_desc if field.name == "nlri")
+old_max_count = field.max_count
+field.max_count = 1
+try:
+    keepalive = b"\xff" * 16 + struct.pack("!HB", 19, 4)
+    # This update is meant to exceed the item limit and fail to dissect, so the
+    # debug dissector must not turn that into a raised exception here.
+    with no_debug_dissector():
+        BGP(make_update(b"\x01\x00" * 2) + keepalive)
+    assert field.length_from is None
+    victim = BGP(make_update(b"\x20\x00\x00\x00\x00"))
+    assert len(victim[BGPUpdate].nlri) == 1
+    assert Raw not in victim[BGPUpdate]
+finally:
+    field.max_count = old_max_count
+    field.length_from = None
+
 
 ########## BGPNotification Class ###################################
 + BGPNotification class tests