diff --git a/lib/xarray.c b/lib/xarray.c
index ecd2e4f71aa8..2386423865a0 100644
--- a/lib/xarray.c
+++ b/lib/xarray.c
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ static void xas_squash_marks(const struct xa_state *xas)
 	unsigned int mark = 0;
 	unsigned int limit = xas->xa_offset + xas->xa_sibs + 1;
 
-	if (!xas->xa_sibs)
-		return;
-
 	do {
 		unsigned long *marks = xas->xa_node->marks[mark];
 		if (find_next_bit(marks, limit, xas->xa_offset + 1) == limit)