diff --git a/lib/rbtree_test.c b/lib/rbtree_test.c
index af38aedbd874f0f2ad4f5411c8bfc2187aa2c738..99515038ff6dda9fb5adb3e9bc8c4be7d82a663d 100644
--- a/lib/rbtree_test.c
+++ b/lib/rbtree_test.c
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ static int black_path_count(struct rb_node *rb)
 static void check(int nr_nodes)
 {
 	struct rb_node *rb;
-	int count = 0;
-	int blacks = 0;
+	int count = 0, blacks = 0;
 	u32 prev_key = 0;
 
 	for (rb = rb_first(&root); rb; rb = rb_next(rb)) {
@@ -134,7 +133,9 @@ static void check(int nr_nodes)
 		prev_key = node->key;
 		count++;
 	}
+
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(count != nr_nodes);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(count < (1 << black_path_count(rb_last(&root))) - 1);
 }
 
 static void check_augmented(int nr_nodes)