diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
index 934eb31563..33591a5ac7 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ bool LedgerMaster::acquireMissingLedger (Ledger::ref origLedger, uint256 const&
                 {
                     if (count++ == 0)
                         target = peer;
-                    else if ((rand () % ++count) == 0)
+                    else if ((rand () % count) == 0)
                         target = peer;
                 }
             }