diff --git a/sw/inc/pam.hxx b/sw/inc/pam.hxx
index 7c45c59740d1..4e8d9619dc7f 100644
--- a/sw/inc/pam.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/pam.hxx
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ public:
           SwPosition *End()
                 { return (*m_pPoint) >  (*m_pMark) ? m_pPoint : m_pMark; }
 
+    /// Because sometimes the cost of the operator<= can add up
+    std::pair<const SwPosition *, const SwPosition *> StartEnd() const
+                { if ((*m_pPoint) <= (*m_pMark)) return { m_pPoint, m_pMark }; else return { m_pMark, m_pPoint }; }
+    std::pair<SwPosition *, SwPosition *> StartEnd()
+                { if ((*m_pPoint) <= (*m_pMark)) return { m_pPoint, m_pMark }; else return { m_pMark, m_pPoint }; }
+
     /// @return current Node at Point/Mark
     SwNode    & GetNode      ( bool bPoint = true ) const
     {
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/DocumentRedlineManager.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/DocumentRedlineManager.cxx
index b215170ee36f..9e3d79c14146 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/DocumentRedlineManager.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/DocumentRedlineManager.cxx
@@ -1349,8 +1349,7 @@ DocumentRedlineManager::AppendRedline(SwRangeRedline* pNewRedl, bool const bCall
         bDec = false;
 
         SwRangeRedline* pRedl = maRedlineTable[ n ];
-        SwPosition* pRStt = pRedl->Start(),
-                  * pREnd = pRedl->End();
+        auto [pRStt, pREnd] = pRedl->StartEnd();
 
         // #i8518# remove empty redlines while we're at it
         if( ( *pRStt == *pREnd ) &&
@@ -2460,10 +2459,9 @@ void DocumentRedlineManager::CompressRedlines()
     {
         SwRangeRedline* pPrev = maRedlineTable[ n-1 ],
                     * pCur = maRedlineTable[ n ];
-        const SwPosition* pPrevStt = pPrev->Start(),
-                        * pPrevEnd = pPrev->End();
-        const SwPosition* pCurStt = pCur->Start(),
-                        * pCurEnd = pCur->End();
+        auto [pPrevStt,pPrevEnd] = pPrev->StartEnd();
+        auto [pCurStt, pCurEnd] = pCur->StartEnd();
+
         if( *pPrevEnd == *pCurStt && pPrev->CanCombine( *pCur ) &&
             pPrevStt->nNode.GetNode().StartOfSectionNode() ==
             pCurEnd->nNode.GetNode().StartOfSectionNode() &&
@@ -2771,8 +2769,7 @@ const SwRangeRedline* DocumentRedlineManager::GetRedline( const SwPosition& rPos
         {
             nM = nU + ( nO - nU ) / 2;
             const SwRangeRedline* pRedl = maRedlineTable[ nM ];
-            const SwPosition* pStt = pRedl->Start();
-            const SwPosition* pEnd = pRedl->End();
+            auto [pStt, pEnd] = pRedl->StartEnd();
             if( pEnd == pStt
                     ? *pStt == rPos
                     : ( *pStt <= rPos && rPos < *pEnd ) )
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/docbm.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/docbm.cxx
index 41d7a6dfb080..a59bb372487f 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/docbm.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/docbm.cxx
@@ -1919,8 +1919,7 @@ void DelBookmarks(
     for(SwRangeRedline* pRedl : rTable)
     {
         // Is at position?
-        SwPosition *const pRStt = pRedl->Start();
-        SwPosition *const pREnd = pRedl->End();
+        auto [pRStt, pREnd] = pRedl->StartEnd();
 
         if( lcl_Greater( *pRStt, rStt, pSttIdx ) && lcl_Lower( *pRStt, rEnd, pEndIdx ))
         {
diff --git a/sw/source/core/unocore/unoportenum.cxx b/sw/source/core/unocore/unoportenum.cxx
index 30a24721b031..a786340b4e4b 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/unocore/unoportenum.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/unocore/unoportenum.cxx
@@ -1121,12 +1121,12 @@ static void lcl_FillRedlineArray(
     for(; nRed < nRedTableCount; ++nRed)
     {
         const SwRangeRedline* pRedline = rRedTable[nRed];
-        const SwPosition* pRedStart = pRedline->Start();
+        auto [pRedStart, pRedEnd]= pRedline->StartEnd();
         const SwNodeIndex nRedNode = pRedStart->nNode;
         if ( nOwnNode == nRedNode )
             rRedArr.insert( std::make_shared<SwXRedlinePortion_Impl>(
                 pRedline, true ) );
-        if( pRedline->HasMark() && pRedline->End()->nNode == nOwnNode )
+        if( pRedline->HasMark() && pRedEnd->nNode == nOwnNode )
             rRedArr.insert( std::make_shared<SwXRedlinePortion_Impl>(
                 pRedline, false ) );
     }