diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/Patterns/Legacy/HitObjectPatternGenerator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/Patterns/Legacy/HitObjectPatternGenerator.cs
index 930ca26660..5860480a91 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/Patterns/Legacy/HitObjectPatternGenerator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/Patterns/Legacy/HitObjectPatternGenerator.cs
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps.Patterns.Legacy
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Pattern"/> containing the hit objects.</returns>
         private Pattern generateRandomPatternWithMirrored(double centreProbability, double p2, double p3)
         {
+            if (convertType.HasFlag(PatternType.ForceNotStack))
+                return generateRandomPattern(1 / 2f + p2 / 2, p2, (p2 + p3) / 2, p3);
+
             var pattern = new Pattern();
 
             bool addToCentre;
@@ -370,9 +373,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps.Patterns.Legacy
         {
             addToCentre = false;
 
-            if (convertType.HasFlag(PatternType.ForceNotStack))
-                return getRandomNoteCount(1 / 2f + p2 / 2, p2, (p2 + p3) / 2, p3);
-
             switch (TotalColumns)
             {
                 case 2: