diff --git a/DQM/TrackingMonitor/src/TrackSplittingMonitor.cc b/DQM/TrackingMonitor/src/TrackSplittingMonitor.cc
index 87afecaaddc6e..997265c5c4868 100644
--- a/DQM/TrackingMonitor/src/TrackSplittingMonitor.cc
+++ b/DQM/TrackingMonitor/src/TrackSplittingMonitor.cc
@@ -205,9 +205,14 @@ void TrackSplittingMonitor::analyze(const edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSe
     }
     // looping through the hits for track 2
     double nRechits2 = 0;
+    double nRechitinBPIX2 = 0;
     for (auto const& iHit : track2.recHits()) {
       if (iHit->isValid()) {
         nRechits2++;
+        int type = iHit->geographicalId().subdetId();
+        if (type == int(PixelSubdetector::PixelBarrel)) {
+          ++nRechitinBPIX2;
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ void TrackSplittingMonitor::analyze(const edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSe
 
     // basic selection
     // pixel hits and total hits
-    if ((nRechitinBPIX1 >= pixelHitsPerLeg_) && (nRechitinBPIX1 >= pixelHitsPerLeg_) &&
+    if ((nRechitinBPIX1 >= pixelHitsPerLeg_) && (nRechitinBPIX2 >= pixelHitsPerLeg_) &&
         (nRechits1 >= totalHitsPerLeg_) && (nRechits2 >= totalHitsPerLeg_)) {
       // dca cut
       if (((std::abs(d01) < d0Cut_)) && (std::abs(d02) < d0Cut_) && (std::abs(dz1) < dzCut_) &&