diff --git a/pylint/lint/pylinter.py b/pylint/lint/pylinter.py
index 4c97566963..7f40050703 100644
--- a/pylint/lint/pylinter.py
+++ b/pylint/lint/pylinter.py
@@ -46,14 +46,7 @@
     MessageLocationTuple,
     ModuleDescriptionDict,
 )
-from pylint.utils import (
-    ASTWalker,
-    FileState,
-    LinterStats,
-    ModuleStats,
-    get_global_option,
-    utils,
-)
+from pylint.utils import ASTWalker, FileState, LinterStats, get_global_option, utils
 from pylint.utils.pragma_parser import (
     OPTION_PO,
     InvalidPragmaError,
@@ -1125,9 +1118,7 @@ def set_current_module(self, modname, filepath: Optional[str] = None):
         self.reporter.on_set_current_module(modname, filepath)
         self.current_name = modname
         self.current_file = filepath or modname
-        self.stats.by_module[modname] = ModuleStats(
-            convention=0, error=0, fatal=0, info=0, refactor=0, statement=0, warning=0
-        )
+        self.stats.init_single_module(modname)
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def _astroid_module_checker(self):
@@ -1435,7 +1426,6 @@ def _add_one_message(
         # update stats
         msg_cat = MSG_TYPES[message_definition.msgid[0]]
         self.msg_status |= MSG_TYPES_STATUS[message_definition.msgid[0]]
-
         self.stats.increase_single_message_count(msg_cat, 1)
         self.stats.increase_single_module_message_count(self.current_name, msg_cat, 1)
         try:
diff --git a/pylint/utils/linterstats.py b/pylint/utils/linterstats.py
index f460544558..cb20853522 100644
--- a/pylint/utils/linterstats.py
+++ b/pylint/utils/linterstats.py
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ class ModuleStats(TypedDict):
     warning: int
 
 
+ModuleStatsAttribute = Literal[
+    "convention", "error", "fatal", "info", "refactor", "statement", "warning"
+]
+
+
 # pylint: disable-next=too-many-instance-attributes
 class LinterStats:
     """Class used to linter stats"""
@@ -149,6 +154,12 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         {self.nb_duplicated_lines}
         {self.percent_duplicated_lines}"""
 
+    def init_single_module(self, module_name: str) -> None:
+        """Use through Pylinter.set_current_module so Pyliner.current_name is consistent."""
+        self.by_module[module_name] = ModuleStats(
+            convention=0, error=0, fatal=0, info=0, refactor=0, statement=0, warning=0
+        )
+
     def get_bad_names(
         self,
         node_name: Literal[
@@ -279,15 +290,10 @@ def increase_single_message_count(self, type_name: str, increase: int) -> None:
         setattr(self, type_name, getattr(self, type_name) + increase)
 
     def increase_single_module_message_count(
-        self,
-        modname: str,
-        type_name: Literal["convention", "error", "fatal", "info", "refactor"],
-        increase: int,
+        self, modname: str, type_name: ModuleStatsAttribute, increase: int
     ) -> None:
         """Increase the message type count of an individual message type of a module"""
-        self.by_module[modname][type_name] = (
-            self.by_module[modname][type_name] + increase
-        )
+        self.by_module[modname][type_name] += increase
 
     def reset_message_count(self) -> None:
         """Resets the message type count of the stats object"""