diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeCombiner.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeCombiner.php
index bc25398c72c..1e528170289 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeCombiner.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/TypeCombiner.php
@@ -1167,8 +1167,7 @@ private static function scrapeIntProperties(
         }
 
         if ($type instanceof TLiteralInt) {
-            $combination->ints ??= [];
-            if (count($combination->ints) < $literal_limit) {
+            if ($combination->ints !== null && count($combination->ints) < $literal_limit) {
                 $combination->ints[$type_key] = $type;
             } else {
                 $combination->ints[$type_key] = $type;
@@ -1214,6 +1213,7 @@ private static function scrapeIntProperties(
                 ) {
                     $combination->value_types['int'] = new TInt();
                 }
+                $combination->ints = null;
             } elseif ($type instanceof TIntRange) {
                 $type = clone $type;
                 if ($combination->ints) {
@@ -1239,9 +1239,8 @@ private static function scrapeIntProperties(
                 }
             } else {
                 $combination->value_types['int'] = $type;
+                $combination->ints = null;
             }
-
-            $combination->ints = null;
         }
     }