diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index df9219f22e..2e594a6169 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import org.portablescala.sbtplatformdeps.PlatformDepsPlugin.autoImport._
 
 object Dependencies {
   val metaconfigV = "0.10.0"
-  val scalametaV  = "4.5.8"
+  val scalametaV  = "4.5.9"
   val scalacheckV = "1.15.4"
   val coursier    = "1.0.3"
   val munitV      = "0.7.29"
diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/AvoidInfix.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/AvoidInfix.scala
index 8559703017..61f0c374bc 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/AvoidInfix.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/AvoidInfix.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package org.scalafmt.rewrite
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.meta._
-import scala.meta.internal.trees.PlaceholderChecks
+import scala.meta.internal.trees.PlaceholderChecks.hasPlaceholder
 
 import org.scalafmt.config.FilterMatcher
 import org.scalafmt.config.RewriteSettings
@@ -103,12 +103,10 @@ class AvoidInfix(implicit ctx: RewriteCtx) extends RewriteSession {
     val op = ai.op.value
     InfixApp.isLeftAssoc(op) && matcher.matches(op) && (ai.args match {
       case arg :: Nil if !isWrapped(arg) =>
-        !ctx.style.rewrite.allowInfixPlaceholderArg &&
-        PlaceholderChecks.isPlaceholder(arg) ||
-        !PlaceholderChecks.hasPlaceholder(arg)
+        !hasPlaceholder(arg, ctx.style.rewrite.allowInfixPlaceholderArg)
       case _ => true
     }) && (ai.lhs match {
-      case lhs: Term.ApplyInfix if PlaceholderChecks.hasPlaceholder(lhs) =>
+      case lhs: Term.ApplyInfix if hasPlaceholder(lhs, true) =>
         isWrapped(lhs) || checkMatchingInfix(lhs)
       case _ => true
     })
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/rewrite/RedundantParens.stat b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/rewrite/RedundantParens.stat
index 20b210fd96..d07a4eff7e 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/rewrite/RedundantParens.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/rewrite/RedundantParens.stat
@@ -1297,5 +1297,5 @@ object a {
 }
 >>>
 object a {
-  Box.apply(_: Int, _: String).tupled
+  (Box.apply(_: Int, _: String)).tupled
 }