diff --git a/p2p/discover/table.go b/p2p/discover/table.go
index 84c54dac12..17c9db7774 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table.go
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ func (tab *Table) addReplacement(b *bucket, n *Node) {
 // last entry in the bucket. If 'last' isn't the last entry, it has either been replaced
 // with someone else or became active.
 func (tab *Table) replace(b *bucket, last *Node) *Node {
-	if len(b.entries) >= 0 && b.entries[len(b.entries)-1].ID != last.ID {
+	if len(b.entries) == 0 || b.entries[len(b.entries)-1].ID != last.ID {
 		// Entry has moved, don't replace it.
 		return nil
 	}