diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListViewVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListViewVector.java
index 232236973943a..dbdc317b8c26a 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListViewVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListViewVector.java
@@ -509,9 +509,7 @@ public void splitAndTransfer(int startIndex, int length) {
           if (maxOffsetAndSizeSum < offsetValue + sizeValue) {
             maxOffsetAndSizeSum = offsetValue + sizeValue;
           }
-          if (minOffsetValue == -1 || minOffsetValue > offsetValue) {
-            minOffsetValue = offsetValue;
-          }
+          minOffsetValue = Math.min(minOffsetValue, offsetValue);
         }
 
         /* splitAndTransfer the offset buffer */