diff --git a/src/Api/Actions/Posts/GetsPostsForDiscussion.php b/src/Api/Actions/Posts/GetsPostsForDiscussion.php
index f1f847420..f4a096b70 100644
--- a/src/Api/Actions/Posts/GetsPostsForDiscussion.php
+++ b/src/Api/Actions/Posts/GetsPostsForDiscussion.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php namespace Flarum\Api\Actions\Posts;
 
-use Flarum\Core\Repositories\PostRepositoryInterface;
 use Flarum\Core\Models\User;
 use Flarum\Api\Actions\ApiParams;
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Repositories/EloquentPostRepository.php b/src/Core/Repositories/EloquentPostRepository.php
index 666c0c9a2..db03d0a69 100644
--- a/src/Core/Repositories/EloquentPostRepository.php
+++ b/src/Core/Repositories/EloquentPostRepository.php
@@ -96,8 +96,11 @@ class EloquentPostRepository implements PostRepositoryInterface
                       ->from('posts')
                       ->where('discussion_id', $discussionId)
                       ->whereNotNull('number')
-                      ->orderByRaw('ABS(CAST(number AS SIGNED) - ?)', [$number])
-                      ->take(1);
+                      ->take(1)
+
+                      // We don't add $number as a binding because for some
+                      // reason doing so makes the bindings go out of order.
+                      ->orderByRaw('ABS(CAST(number AS SIGNED) - '.(int) $number.')')
             });
 
         return $this->scopeVisibleForUser($query, $user)->count();