diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/KeyValueStore/DatabaseStorage.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/KeyValueStore/DatabaseStorage.php
index 369490b..7b14fcb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/KeyValueStore/DatabaseStorage.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/KeyValueStore/DatabaseStorage.php
@@ -186,23 +186,19 @@ public function fetchCounter($name) {
    */
   public function incrementCounter($name) {
     try {
-      $this->connection->merge($this->table)
-        ->expression('value', 'value + 1')
-        ->keys([
-          'collection' => $this->collection,
-          'name' => $name,
-        ])
-        ->execute();
-    }
-    catch (\Exception $e) {
-      // If no value exists, initialize the counter.
-      $this->connection->insert($this->table)
+      $this->connection
+        ->insert($this->table)
         ->fields([
           'collection' => $this->collection,
           'name' => $name,
           'value' => 1,
         ])
         ->execute();
+    } catch (\Exception $e) {
+      $this->connection->update($this->table)
+        ->expression('value', 'value + 1')
+        ->condition('name', $name)
+        ->execute();
     }
   }