diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeCombiner.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeCombiner.php
index 6d25b1f40c2..bc25398c72c 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeCombiner.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeCombiner.php
@@ -1167,7 +1167,8 @@ private static function scrapeIntProperties(
         }
 
         if ($type instanceof TLiteralInt) {
-            if ($combination->ints !== null && count($combination->ints) < $literal_limit) {
+            $combination->ints ??= [];
+            if (count($combination->ints) < $literal_limit) {
                 $combination->ints[$type_key] = $type;
             } else {
                 $combination->ints[$type_key] = $type;