diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index a6e5e9b8a785391a61b6f2c07c32847c628ea531..05b172bea14a1e565541561a73746b8a1258f023 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function timer_start($name) {
 
   list($usec, $sec) = explode(' ', microtime());
   $timers[$name]['start'] = (float)$usec + (float)$sec;
-  $timers[$name]['count'] = isset($timers[$name]['count']) ? $timers[$name]['count']++ : 1;
+  $timers[$name]['count'] = isset($timers[$name]['count']) ? ++$timers[$name]['count'] : 1;
 }
 
 /**