diff --git a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/hash_join/stream.rs b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/hash_join/stream.rs
index 88d62f1427a8..1fa594747e23 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/hash_join/stream.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/joins/hash_join/stream.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use crate::{
     RecordBatchStream, SendableRecordBatchStream,
 };
 
-use arrow::array::{ArrayRef, UInt32Array, UInt64Array};
+use arrow::array::{Array, ArrayRef, UInt32Array, UInt64Array};
 use arrow::datatypes::{Schema, SchemaRef};
 use arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch;
 use datafusion_common::{
@@ -296,6 +296,35 @@ pub(super) fn lookup_join_hashmap(
     Ok((build_indices, probe_indices, next_offset))
 }
 
+/// Counts the number of distinct elements in the input array.
+///
+/// The input array must be sorted (e.g., `[0, 1, 1, 2, 2, ...]`) and contain no null values.
+#[inline]
+fn count_distinct_sorted_indices(indices: &UInt32Array) -> usize {
+    if indices.is_empty() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    debug_assert!(indices.null_count() == 0);
+
+    let values_buf = indices.values();
+    let values = values_buf.as_ref();
+    let mut iter = values.iter();
+    let Some(&first) = iter.next() else {
+        return 0;
+    };
+
+    let mut count = 1usize;
+    let mut last = first;
+    for &value in iter {
+        if value != last {
+            last = value;
+            count += 1;
+        }
+    }
+    count
+}
+
 impl HashJoinStream {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub(super) fn new(
@@ -517,21 +546,7 @@ impl HashJoinStream {
             state.offset,
         )?;
 
-        let mut last_seen: Option<u32> = None;
-        let distinct_right_indices_count = right_indices
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|ele| match ele {
-                Some(ele_val) => {
-                    if last_seen.is_none() || last_seen.unwrap() != *ele_val {
-                        last_seen = Some(*ele_val);
-                        true
-                    } else {
-                        false
-                    }
-                }
-                None => false,
-            })
-            .count();
+        let distinct_right_indices_count = count_distinct_sorted_indices(&right_indices);
 
         self.join_metrics
             .probe_hit_rate