diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp.php b/wp-includes/class-wp.php
index ce88c102cf..11a0b9e6f8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp.php
@@ -747,14 +747,15 @@ class WP {
 			$content_found = true;
 
 			if ( is_singular() ) {
-				$post = isset( $wp_query->post ) ? $wp_query->post : null;
-				$next = '<!--nextpage-->';
+				$post    = isset( $wp_query->post ) ? $wp_query->post : null;
+				$next    = '<!--nextpage-->';
+				$page_qv = is_front_page() ? 'paged' : 'page';
 
 				// Check for paged content that exceeds the max number of pages.
-				if ( $post && ! empty( $this->query_vars['page'] ) ) {
+				if ( $post && ! empty( $this->query_vars[ $page_qv ] ) ) {
 					// Check if content is actually intended to be paged.
 					if ( str_contains( $post->post_content, $next ) ) {
-						$page          = trim( $this->query_vars['page'], '/' );
+						$page          = trim( $this->query_vars[ $page_qv ], '/' );
 						$content_found = (int) $page <= ( substr_count( $post->post_content, $next ) + 1 );
 					} else {
 						$content_found = false;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 039f6d30bb..e88031962f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-59090';
+$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-59091';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.