diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroupEagerSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroupEagerSelect.cs
index 7f90e05744..8d2ddc5812 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroupEagerSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroupEagerSelect.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
 {
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
             if (State.Value != CarouselItemState.Selected) return;
 
             // we only perform eager selection if none of our items are in a selected state already.
-            if (Items.Any(i => i.State.Value == CarouselItemState.Selected)) return;
+            if (LastSelected?.State.Value == CarouselItemState.Selected || TotalItemsNotFiltered == 0) return;
 
             PerformSelection();
         }