diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt.c b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt.c
index f1c2126e8b1..a406133d7c8 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt.c
@@ -1125,6 +1125,11 @@ void SCULPT_floodfill_init(SculptSession *ss, SculptFloodFill *flood)
 }
 
 void SCULPT_floodfill_add_initial(SculptFloodFill *flood, int index)
+{
+  BLI_gsqueue_push(flood->queue, &index);
+}
+
+void SCULPT_floodfill_add_and_skip_initial(SculptFloodFill *flood, int index)
 {
   BLI_gsqueue_push(flood->queue, &index);
   BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(flood->visited_vertices, index);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_expand.c b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_expand.c
index fbe961d0300..37e90c722b7 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_expand.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_expand.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static void sculpt_expand_topology_from_state_boundary(Object *ob,
     if (!BLI_BITMAP_TEST(boundary_vertices, i)) {
       continue;
     }
-    SCULPT_floodfill_add_initial(&flood, i);
+    SCULPT_floodfill_add_and_skip_initial(&flood, i);
   }
   MEM_freeN(boundary_vertices);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_intern.h b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_intern.h
index f65efb9c79f..380e78595fe 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_intern.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt_intern.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ void SCULPT_floodfill_add_initial_with_symmetry(struct Sculpt *sd,
                                                 int index,
                                                 float radius);
 void SCULPT_floodfill_add_initial(SculptFloodFill *flood, int index);
+void SCULPT_floodfill_add_and_skip_initial(SculptFloodFill *flood, int index);
 void SCULPT_floodfill_execute(
     struct SculptSession *ss,
     SculptFloodFill *flood,