diff --git a/src/fdb5/api/fdb_c.cc b/src/fdb5/api/fdb_c.cc
index ce9589dad..c102108ee 100644
--- a/src/fdb5/api/fdb_c.cc
+++ b/src/fdb5/api/fdb_c.cc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct fdb_split_key_t {
     }
 
     auto operator++() -> fdb_split_key_t& {
-        /// @todo the following "if" is an unfortuante consequense of a flaw in this iterator
+        /// @todo the following "if" is an unfortunate consequense of a flaw in this iterator
         if (level_ == keys_->end()) {
             level_ = keys_->begin();
             curr_  = level_->begin();
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct fdb_split_key_t {
         *k = key.c_str();
         *v = val.c_str();
 
-        if (level) { *level = std::find(keys_->begin(), keys_->end(), *level_) - keys_->begin(); }
+        if (level) { *level = level_ - keys_->begin(); }
     }
 
 private:  // members