diff --git a/src/bytes_mut.rs b/src/bytes_mut.rs
index 1628a85a5..d143f605c 100644
--- a/src/bytes_mut.rs
+++ b/src/bytes_mut.rs
@@ -726,11 +726,11 @@ impl BytesMut {
                 }
 
                 return;
-            } else {
-                new_cap = cmp::max(new_cap, original_capacity);
             }
         }
 
+        new_cap = cmp::max(new_cap, original_capacity);
+
         // Create a new vector to store the data
         let mut v = ManuallyDrop::new(Vec::with_capacity(new_cap));