diff --git a/src/deque.rs b/src/deque.rs
index b1f64cbc4d..470471a845 100644
--- a/src/deque.rs
+++ b/src/deque.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 //! ```
 
 use core::borrow::{Borrow, BorrowMut};
+use core::cmp::Ordering;
 use core::fmt;
 use core::iter::FusedIterator;
 use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
@@ -957,33 +958,35 @@ impl<T: PartialEq, const N: usize> PartialEq for Deque<T, N> {
         }
         let (sa, sb) = self.as_slices();
         let (oa, ob) = other.as_slices();
-        if sa.len() == oa.len() {
-            sa == oa && sb == ob
-        } else if sa.len() < oa.len() {
-            // Always divisible in three sections, for example:
-            // self:  [a b c|d e f]
-            // other: [0 1 2 3|4 5]
-            // front = 3, mid = 1,
-            // [a b c] == [0 1 2] && [d] == [3] && [e f] == [4 5]
-            let front = sa.len();
-            let mid = oa.len() - front;
-
-            let (oa_front, oa_mid) = oa.split_at(front);
-            let (sb_mid, sb_back) = sb.split_at(mid);
-            debug_assert_eq!(sa.len(), oa_front.len());
-            debug_assert_eq!(sb_mid.len(), oa_mid.len());
-            debug_assert_eq!(sb_back.len(), ob.len());
-            sa == oa_front && sb_mid == oa_mid && sb_back == ob
-        } else {
-            let front = oa.len();
-            let mid = sa.len() - front;
-
-            let (sa_front, sa_mid) = sa.split_at(front);
-            let (ob_mid, ob_back) = ob.split_at(mid);
-            debug_assert_eq!(sa_front.len(), oa.len());
-            debug_assert_eq!(sa_mid.len(), ob_mid.len());
-            debug_assert_eq!(sb.len(), ob_back.len());
-            sa_front == oa && sa_mid == ob_mid && sb == ob_back
+        match sa.len().cmp(&oa.len()) {
+            Ordering::Equal => sa == oa && sb == ob,
+            Ordering::Less => {
+                // Always divisible in three sections, for example:
+                // self:  [a b c|d e f]
+                // other: [0 1 2 3|4 5]
+                // front = 3, mid = 1,
+                // [a b c] == [0 1 2] && [d] == [3] && [e f] == [4 5]
+                let front = sa.len();
+                let mid = oa.len() - front;
+
+                let (oa_front, oa_mid) = oa.split_at(front);
+                let (sb_mid, sb_back) = sb.split_at(mid);
+                debug_assert_eq!(sa.len(), oa_front.len());
+                debug_assert_eq!(sb_mid.len(), oa_mid.len());
+                debug_assert_eq!(sb_back.len(), ob.len());
+                sa == oa_front && sb_mid == oa_mid && sb_back == ob
+            }
+            Ordering::Greater => {
+                let front = oa.len();
+                let mid = sa.len() - front;
+
+                let (sa_front, sa_mid) = sa.split_at(front);
+                let (ob_mid, ob_back) = ob.split_at(mid);
+                debug_assert_eq!(sa_front.len(), oa.len());
+                debug_assert_eq!(sa_mid.len(), ob_mid.len());
+                debug_assert_eq!(sb.len(), ob_back.len());
+                sa_front == oa && sa_mid == ob_mid && sb == ob_back
+            }
         }
     }
 }