diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 5ee22e6d23..14ef35f68a 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-10-04  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+	* complaints.c (complaint_internal): Correctly check complaint
+	count.
+
 2018-10-04  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* complaints.h (struct complaints): Remove declaration.
diff --git a/gdb/complaints.c b/gdb/complaints.c
index 03102f13ab..43ea7a18a7 100644
--- a/gdb/complaints.c
+++ b/gdb/complaints.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ complaint_internal (const char *fmt, ...)
 {
   va_list args;
 
-  if (counters[fmt]++ > stop_whining)
+  if (++counters[fmt] > stop_whining)
     return;
 
   va_start (args, fmt);