diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/BaseItemRepository.cs b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/BaseItemRepository.cs
index 3cb40fa9ec..c962979b17 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/BaseItemRepository.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/BaseItemRepository.cs
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public sealed class BaseItemRepository
         }
 
         dbQuery = ApplyQueryPaging(dbQuery, filter);
-        dbQuery = ApplyNavigations(dbQuery, filter).AsSplitQuery();
+        dbQuery = ApplyNavigations(dbQuery, filter);
 
         result.Items = dbQuery.AsEnumerable().Where(e => e is not null).Select(w => DeserializeBaseItem(w, filter.SkipDeserialization)).Where(dto => dto is not null).ToArray()!;
         result.StartIndex = filter.StartIndex ?? 0;