diff --git a/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/snippets/shared/OperatorOverloading.cs b/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/snippets/shared/OperatorOverloading.cs
index 643b2cbab8f03..b808fef89c7b4 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/snippets/shared/OperatorOverloading.cs
+++ b/docs/csharp/language-reference/operators/snippets/shared/OperatorOverloading.cs
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ public Fraction(int numerator, int denominator)
 
     // Define increment and decrement to add 1/den, rather than 1/1.
     public static Fraction operator ++(Fraction operand)
-        => new Fraction(operand.numerator++, operand.denominator);
+        => new Fraction(operand.numerator + 1, operand.denominator);
 
     public static Fraction operator --(Fraction operand) =>
-        new Fraction(operand.numerator--, operand.denominator);
+        new Fraction(operand.numerator - 1, operand.denominator);
 
     public override string ToString() => $"{numerator} / {denominator}";