diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 00524e55a21e..34b84b14985e 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -4560,15 +4560,12 @@ static void *mas_prev_slot(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned long min, bool empty)
 	if (unlikely(mas_rewalk_if_dead(mas, node, save_point)))
 		goto retry;
 
-
 	if (likely(entry))
 		return entry;
 
 	if (!empty) {
-		if (mas->index <= min) {
-			mas->status = ma_underflow;
-			return NULL;
-		}
+		if (mas->index <= min)
+			goto underflow;
 
 		goto again;
 	}