diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 110a36479dce..8ebc43d4cc8c 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -5317,15 +5317,9 @@ int mas_empty_area(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned long min,
 
 	mt = mte_node_type(mas->node);
 	pivots = ma_pivots(mas_mn(mas), mt);
-	if (offset)
-		mas->min = pivots[offset - 1] + 1;
-
-	if (offset < mt_pivots[mt])
-		mas->max = pivots[offset];
-
-	if (mas->index < mas->min)
-		mas->index = mas->min;
-
+	min = mas_safe_min(mas, pivots, offset);
+	if (mas->index < min)
+		mas->index = min;
 	mas->last = mas->index + size - 1;
 	return 0;
 }