diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index b198325f27..2d79d81622 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -1074,8 +1074,10 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_comments( $total_items = 5 ) {
 		$comments_query['status'] = 'approve';
 	}
 
-	while ( count( $comments ) < $total_items && $possible = get_comments( $comments_query ) ) {
-		if ( ! is_array( $possible ) ) {
+	do {
+		$possible = get_comments( $comments_query );
+
+		if ( empty( $possible ) || ! is_array( $possible ) ) {
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -1088,16 +1090,17 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_comments( $total_items = 5 ) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			$comments[] = $comment;
+			$comments[]     = $comment;
+			$comments_count = count( $comments );
 
-			if ( count( $comments ) === $total_items ) {
+			if ( $comments_count === $total_items ) {
 				break 2;
 			}
 		}
 
 		$comments_query['offset'] += $comments_query['number'];
 		$comments_query['number']  = $total_items * 10;
-	}
+	} while ( $comments_count < $total_items );
 
 	if ( $comments ) {
 		echo '<div id="latest-comments" class="activity-block table-view-list">';
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 1cf321af67..b6f0b91657 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60642';
+$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60643';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.