diff --git a/Classes/Controller/Ajax/LikeController.php b/Classes/Controller/Ajax/LikeController.php
index 5abaeb2b57c8c8e4f87f5cf1e9743991b3eedef4..d2060167e9b959e03bcbc53d1c55a4e3920b3682 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/Ajax/LikeController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/Ajax/LikeController.php
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ class LikeController extends AbstractAjaxController {
 				->where(
 					$queryBuilder->expr()->eq('uid', $queryBuilder->createNamedParameter($newsPid, \PDO::PARAM_INT))
 				)
-				->set('tx_sgnews_likes', 'tx_sgnews_likes + 1')
+				->set(
+					'tx_sgnews_likes',
+					'`tx_sgnews_likes` + 1',
+					FALSE
+				)
 				->execute();
 		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
 			$this->returnData(['success' => false]);