diff --git a/git/cmd.py b/git/cmd.py
index 5dd8dd5cf..dfce9024d 100644
--- a/git/cmd.py
+++ b/git/cmd.py
@@ -701,8 +701,7 @@ def __next__(self) -> bytes:
 
             return line
 
-        def next(self) -> bytes:
-            return next(self)
+        next = __next__
 
         def __del__(self) -> None:
             bytes_left = self._size - self._nbr