diff --git a/src/bytes_mut.rs b/src/bytes_mut.rs
index 282aaa710..2342077d2 100644
--- a/src/bytes_mut.rs
+++ b/src/bytes_mut.rs
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ unsafe fn rebuild_vec(ptr: *mut u8, mut len: usize, mut cap: usize, off: usize)
 static SHARED_VTABLE: Vtable = Vtable {
     clone: shared_v_clone,
     to_vec: shared_v_to_vec,
-    is_unique: crate::bytes::shared_is_unique,
+    is_unique: shared_v_is_unique,
     drop: shared_v_drop,
 };
 
@@ -1732,6 +1732,12 @@ unsafe fn shared_v_to_vec(data: &AtomicPtr<()>, ptr: *const u8, len: usize) -> V
     }
 }
 
+unsafe fn shared_v_is_unique(data: &AtomicPtr<()>) -> bool {
+    let shared = data.load(Ordering::Acquire);
+    let ref_count = (*shared.cast::<Shared>()).ref_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+    ref_count == 1
+}
+
 unsafe fn shared_v_drop(data: &mut AtomicPtr<()>, _ptr: *const u8, _len: usize) {
     data.with_mut(|shared| {
         release_shared(*shared as *mut Shared);
diff --git a/tests/test_bytes.rs b/tests/test_bytes.rs
index 84c3d5a43..b2135905d 100644
--- a/tests/test_bytes.rs
+++ b/tests/test_bytes.rs
@@ -1172,3 +1172,12 @@ fn shared_is_unique() {
     drop(b);
     assert!(c.is_unique());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn mut_shared_is_unique() {
+    let mut b = BytesMut::from(LONG);
+    let c = b.split().freeze();
+    assert!(!c.is_unique());
+    drop(b);
+    assert!(c.is_unique());
+}