diff --git a/common/common.cpp b/common/common.cpp
index d162a3880..d8319cd9a 100644
--- a/common/common.cpp
+++ b/common/common.cpp
@@ -1586,6 +1586,11 @@ common_context_seq_rm_type common_context_can_seq_rm(llama_context * ctx) {
         return COMMON_CONTEXT_SEQ_RM_TYPE_NO;
     }
 
+    if (llama_n_rs_seq(ctx) > 0) {
+        COM_TRC("%s", "the context supports bounded partial sequence removal\n");
+        return COMMON_CONTEXT_SEQ_RM_TYPE_RS;
+    }
+
     common_context_seq_rm_type res = COMMON_CONTEXT_SEQ_RM_TYPE_PART;
 
     llama_memory_clear(mem, true);
@@ -1602,12 +1607,6 @@ common_context_seq_rm_type common_context_can_seq_rm(llama_context * ctx) {
         goto done;
     }
 
-    if (llama_n_rs_seq(ctx) > 0) {
-        COM_TRC("%s", "the context supports bounded partial sequence removal\n");
-        res = COMMON_CONTEXT_SEQ_RM_TYPE_RS;
-        goto done;
-    }
-
     // try to remove the last tokens
     if (!llama_memory_seq_rm(mem, 0, 1, -1)) {
         COM_TRC("%s", "the context does not support partial sequence removal\n");