diff --git a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/utils.rs b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/utils.rs
index 00edda8fa3a8..43179583c373 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/utils.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/utils.rs
@@ -212,24 +212,36 @@ pub trait JoinHashMapType {
         deleted_offset: usize,
     ) {
         let (mut_map, mut_list) = self.get_mut();
-        for (row, hash_value) in iter {
-            let item = mut_map.get_mut(*hash_value, |(hash, _)| *hash_value == *hash);
-            if let Some((_, index)) = item {
-                // Already exists: add index to next array
-                let prev_index = *index;
-                // Store new value inside hashmap
-                *index = (row + 1) as u64;
-                // Update chained Vec at `row` with previous value
-                mut_list[row - deleted_offset] = prev_index;
-            } else {
-                mut_map.insert(
-                    *hash_value,
+        for (row, &hash_value) in iter {
+            let item = mut_map.find_or_find_insert_slot(
+                hash_value,
+                |&(hash, _)| hash_value == hash,
+                |&(hash, _)| hash,
+            );
+            match item {
+                Ok(bucket) => {
+                    // Already exists: add index to next array
+                    // SAFETY: is already initialized
+                    let index = unsafe { bucket.as_mut() };
+                    let prev_index = index.1;
+                    // Store new value inside hashmap
+                    index.1 = (row + 1) as u64;
+                    // Update chained Vec at `row` with previous value
+                    mut_list[row - deleted_offset] = prev_index;
+                }
+                Err(slot) => {
                     // store the value + 1 as 0 value reserved for end of list
-                    (*hash_value, (row + 1) as u64),
-                    |(hash, _)| *hash,
-                );
-                // chained list at `row` is already initialized with 0
-                // meaning end of list
+                    // SAFETY: slot is valid (retrieved above) and not mutated
+                    unsafe {
+                        mut_map.insert_in_slot(
+                            hash_value,
+                            slot,
+                            (hash_value, (row + 1) as u64),
+                        )
+                    };
+                    // chained list at `row` is already initialized with 0
+                    // meaning end of list
+                }
             }
         }
     }