diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/qsort.c b/lib/libc/stdlib/qsort.c
index 425edd56242..0d65cd119ea 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/qsort.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/qsort.c
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ local_qsort(void *a, size_t n, size_t es, cmp_t *cmp, void *thunk)
 	int cmp_result;
 	int swap_cnt;
 
-	if (__predict_false(n == 0))
+	/* if there are less than 2 elements, then sorting is not needed */
+	if (__predict_false(n < 2))
 		return;
 loop:
 	swap_cnt = 0;