diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 416cb4c..16372bf 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@
 		memcpy(pos, str, len);
 
 	b->i += delta;
-
-	if (buffer_empty(b))
-		b->p = b->data;
+	b_realign_if_empty(b);
 
 	return delta;
 }