diff --git a/java/0450-delete-node-in-a-bst.java b/java/0450-delete-node-in-a-bst.java
index 94a26dd35..a7dbc8e63 100644
--- a/java/0450-delete-node-in-a-bst.java
+++ b/java/0450-delete-node-in-a-bst.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public TreeNode deleteNode(TreeNode root, int key) {
             } else if (root.right == null) {
                 return root.left;
             } else {
-                TreeNode minVal = minimumVal(root);
+                TreeNode minVal = minimumVal(root.right);
                 root.val = minVal.val;
                 root.right = deleteNode(root.right, minVal.val);
             }