diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php b/administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php
index 9ac623f4b0931..33d369f6ac8ab 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/src/Model/ArticlesModel.php
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 		{
 			if (is_numeric($published))
 			{
-				$state = (int) $state;
+				$state = (int) $published;
 				$query->where($db->quoteName('a.state') . ' = :state')
 					->bind(':state', $published, ParameterType::INTEGER);
 			}