diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index f34b10988..6ae31b8bb 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -11119,8 +11119,8 @@ std::vector<wallet2::pending_tx> wallet2::create_transactions_2(std::vector<cryp
       else
       {
         LOG_PRINT_L2("We made a tx, adjusting fee and saving it, we need " << print_money(needed_fee) << " and we have " << print_money(test_ptx.fee));
-        size_t fee_tries;
-        for (fee_tries = 0; fee_tries < 10 && needed_fee > test_ptx.fee; ++fee_tries) {
+        size_t fee_tries = 0;
+        do {
           tx_dsts = tx.get_adjusted_dsts(needed_fee);
 
           if (use_rct)
@@ -11133,7 +11133,7 @@ std::vector<wallet2::pending_tx> wallet2::create_transactions_2(std::vector<cryp
           needed_fee = calculate_fee(use_per_byte_fee, test_ptx.tx, txBlob.size(), base_fee, fee_quantization_mask);
           LOG_PRINT_L2("Made an attempt at a  final " << get_weight_string(test_ptx.tx, txBlob.size()) << " tx, with " << print_money(test_ptx.fee) <<
             " fee  and " << print_money(test_ptx.change_dts.amount) << " change");
-        };
+        } while (needed_fee > test_ptx.fee && ++fee_tries < 10);
 
         THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(fee_tries == 10, error::wallet_internal_error,
           "Too many attempts to raise pending tx fee to level of needed fee");