diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vavr/collection/LinkedHashSet.java b/src/main/java/io/vavr/collection/LinkedHashSet.java
index 92c5d60b2..dba6ebfbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vavr/collection/LinkedHashSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vavr/collection/LinkedHashSet.java
@@ -631,12 +631,12 @@ public T head() {
         if (map.isEmpty()) {
             throw new NoSuchElementException("head of empty set");
         }
-        return iterator().next();
+        return map.head()._1();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Option<T> headOption() {
-        return iterator().headOption();
+        return map.headOption().map(Tuple2::_1);
     }
 
     @Override