diff --git a/src/hb-subset.cc b/src/hb-subset.cc
index ed4394dac..8c1e43f73 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset.cc
+++ b/src/hb-subset.cc
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ hb_subset_face_add_table (hb_face_t *face, hb_tag_t tag, hb_blob_t *blob)
 
   hb_subset_face_data_t *data = (hb_subset_face_data_t *) face->user_data;
 
-  hb_subset_face_data_t::table_entry_t *entry = data->tables.lsearch (tag);
+  hb_subset_face_data_t::table_entry_t *entry = data->tables.push ();
   if (unlikely (!entry))
     return false;