diff --git a/src/Faker/UniqueGenerator.php b/src/Faker/UniqueGenerator.php
index 55a849f4d7..daf0d85e9c 100644
--- a/src/Faker/UniqueGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Faker/UniqueGenerator.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public function __construct($generator, $maxRetries = 10000)
 
     public function ext(string $id)
     {
-        return new self($this->generator->ext($id), $this->maxRetries, $this->maxRetries);
+        return new self($this->generator->ext($id), $this->maxRetries);
     }
 
     /**