diff --git a/Marlin/src/feature/backlash.cpp b/Marlin/src/feature/backlash.cpp
index 17527cae285b..84382cf85680 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/feature/backlash.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/feature/backlash.cpp
@@ -85,11 +85,7 @@ void Backlash::add_correction_steps(const int32_t &da, const int32_t &db, const
   #endif
   last_direction_bits ^= changed_dir;
 
-  if (correction == 0) {
-    bool has_residual_err = false;
-    LOOP_LINEAR_AXES(axis) if (residual_error[axis]) { has_residual_err = true; break; }
-    if (!has_residual_err) return;
-  }
+  if (!correction && !residual_error) return;
 
   #ifdef BACKLASH_SMOOTHING_MM
     // The segment proportion is a value greater than 0.0 indicating how much residual_error