diff --git a/src/raw/mod.rs b/src/raw/mod.rs
index 822b5c9c31..e9c9c580ac 100644
--- a/src/raw/mod.rs
+++ b/src/raw/mod.rs
@@ -652,11 +652,16 @@ impl<T> RawTable<T> {
             .checked_add(additional)
             .ok_or_else(|| fallability.capacity_overflow())?;
 
-        // Rehash in-place without re-allocating if we have plenty of spare
-        // capacity that is locked up due to DELETED entries.
-        if new_items < bucket_mask_to_capacity(self.bucket_mask) / 2 {
+        let full_capacity = bucket_mask_to_capacity(self.bucket_mask);
+        if new_items < full_capacity / 2 {
+            // Rehash in-place without re-allocating if we have plenty of spare
+            // capacity that is locked up due to DELETED entries.
             self.rehash_in_place(hasher);
             Ok(())
+        } else if additional == 1 {
+            // For inserts, just allocate more space to avoid churning deletes
+            // into frequent rehashes.
+            self.resize(full_capacity + 1, hasher, fallability)
         } else {
             self.resize(new_items, hasher, fallability)
         }