diff --git a/lib/private/Http/Client/DnsPinMiddleware.php b/lib/private/Http/Client/DnsPinMiddleware.php
index 900173bb50642..0eba77d5421df 100644
--- a/lib/private/Http/Client/DnsPinMiddleware.php
+++ b/lib/private/Http/Client/DnsPinMiddleware.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ private function dnsResolve(string $target, int $recursionCount) : array {
 			return [];
 		}
 
-		$recursionCount = $recursionCount++;
+		$recursionCount++;
 		$targetIps = [];
 
 		$soaDnsEntry = dns_get_record($target, DNS_SOA);