diff --git a/src/quicksort.jl b/src/quicksort.jl
index 0bfb6a75..ee20d347 100644
--- a/src/quicksort.jl
+++ b/src/quicksort.jl
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ function choose_pivot(xs, basesize, order)
         eq(order, samples[7], samples[8]) &&
         eq(order, samples[8], samples[9])
     )
-        pivot, ishomogenous =
-            refine_pivot_serial(@view(xs[begin:min(end, begin + 127)]), pivot, order)
+        pivot, ishomogenous = refine_pivot_serial(@view(xs[1:min(end, 128)]), pivot, order)
         if ishomogenous
             length(xs) <= 128 && return (pivot, true, true)
             pivot, ishomogenous =