diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_lazy.c b/lib/compress/zstd_lazy.c
index d39398401..684e7e56e 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_lazy.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_lazy.c
@@ -611,10 +611,6 @@ size_t ZSTD_HcFindBestMatch_generic (
                     return ml;
                 }
             }
-
-            if (matchIndex <= ddsMinChain) {
-                return ml;
-            }
         }
 
         for ( ; (ddsAttempt < nbAttempts) & (matchIndex >= ddsMinChain); ddsAttempt++) {