diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/fetch/subphase/highlight/HighlightBuilderTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/fetch/subphase/highlight/HighlightBuilderTests.java
index 5417b72ef48ce..cf66847e38634 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/fetch/subphase/highlight/HighlightBuilderTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/fetch/subphase/highlight/HighlightBuilderTests.java
@@ -681,7 +681,9 @@ private static void mutateCommonOptions(AbstractHighlighterBuilder highlightBuil
                 highlightBuilder.requireFieldMatch(toggleOrSet(highlightBuilder.requireFieldMatch()));
                 break;
             case 17:
-                highlightBuilder.maxAnalyzedOffset(randomIntBetween(1, 100));
+                highlightBuilder.maxAnalyzedOffset(
+                    randomValueOtherThan(highlightBuilder.maxAnalyzedOffset(), () -> randomIntBetween(1, 100))
+                );
                 break;
         }
     }