diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
index 6e21ed2..958e516 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ public function getHighestDestinationId($field_name) {
     $query = $this->storage->getQuery()
       ->sort($field_name, 'DESC')
       ->range(0, 1);
-    $highestId = reset($query->execute());
-    return (int) $highestId;
+    $result = $query->execute();
+    return (int) reset($result);
   }
 
 }