diff --git a/core/includes/pager.inc b/core/includes/pager.inc
index 5c8d315..308260c 100644
--- a/core/includes/pager.inc
+++ b/core/includes/pager.inc
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ function pager_query_add_page(array $query, $element, $index) {
   // Determine the first result to display on the linked page.
   $page_new = pager_load_array($index, $element, $pager_page_array);
 
-  $page = \Drupal::request()->query->get('page', '');
-  $new_page = pager_load_array($page_new[$element], $element, explode(',', $page));
-  if (!empty($new_page)) {
-    $query['page'] = implode(',', $new_page);
+  $current_pager_state = \Drupal::request()->query->get('page', '');
+  $new_pager_state = pager_load_array($page_new[$element], $element, explode(',', $current_pager_state));
+  if (!empty($new_pager_state)) {
+    $query['page'] = implode(',', $new_pager_state);
   }
   // Merge the query parameters passed to this function with the parameters
   // from the current request. In case of collision, the parameters passed