diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index 13c185253..45aab66f9 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ dictEntry *dictFind(dict *d, const void *key)
     dictEntry *he;
     uint64_t h, idx, table;
 
-    if (d->ht[0].used + d->ht[1].used == 0) return NULL; /* dict is empty */
+    if (dictSize(d) == 0) return NULL; /* dict is empty */
     if (dictIsRehashing(d)) _dictRehashStep(d);
     h = dictHashKey(d, key);
     for (table = 0; table <= 1; table++) {
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ dictEntry **dictFindEntryRefByPtrAndHash(dict *d, const void *oldptr, uint64_t h
     dictEntry *he, **heref;
     unsigned long idx, table;
 
-    if (d->ht[0].used + d->ht[1].used == 0) return NULL; /* dict is empty */
+    if (dictSize(d) == 0) return NULL; /* dict is empty */
     for (table = 0; table <= 1; table++) {
         idx = hash & d->ht[table].sizemask;
         heref = &d->ht[table].table[idx];