diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPathExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPathExtensions.cs
index 2c8a6393af..1bc9668258 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPathExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPathExtensions.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public static void Reverse(this SliderPath sliderPath, out Vector2 positionalOff
             double[] distinctSegmentEnds = segmentEnds.Distinct().ToArray();
 
             // Remove control points at the end which do not affect the visual slider path ("invisible" control points).
-            if (Math.Abs(segmentEnds[^1] - segmentEnds[^2]) < 1e-10 && distinctSegmentEnds.Length > 1)
+            if (segmentEnds.Length >= 2 && Math.Abs(segmentEnds[^1] - segmentEnds[^2]) < 1e-10 && distinctSegmentEnds.Length > 1)
             {
                 int numVisibleSegments = distinctSegmentEnds.Length - 2;
                 var nonInheritedControlPoints = controlPoints.Where(p => p.Type is not null).ToList();