diff --git a/GPU/GPUTracking/TPCClusterFinder/GPUTPCCFCheckPadBaseline.cxx b/GPU/GPUTracking/TPCClusterFinder/GPUTPCCFCheckPadBaseline.cxx
index 2228d043b3e2d..3503a70b4b24e 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUTracking/TPCClusterFinder/GPUTPCCFCheckPadBaseline.cxx
+++ b/GPU/GPUTracking/TPCClusterFinder/GPUTPCCFCheckPadBaseline.cxx
@@ -458,20 +458,20 @@ GPUd() void GPUTPCCFHIPTailConnector::Thread<0>(int32_t nBlocks, int32_t nThread
   // HIP TAILS: indexing starts at 1, so 0 index indicates no connection
   HIPTailDescriptor* tails = GetHIPTails(clusterer, row);
 
-  #ifdef GPUCA_DETERMINISTIC_MODE
-    // Races in tail comparisons and atomic swap can lead to slightly different clusters.
-    // So need a sequential fallback for deterministic mode
-    if (iThread > 0) {
-      return;
+#ifdef GPUCA_DETERMINISTIC_MODE
+  // Races in tail comparisons and atomic swap can lead to slightly different clusters.
+  // So need a sequential fallback for deterministic mode
+  if (iThread > 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  nThreads = 1;
+  GPUCommonAlgorithm::sortInBlock(tails + 1, tails + nTails + 1, [](auto&& t1, auto&& t2) {
+    if (t1.pad != t2.pad) {
+      return t1.pad < t2.pad;
     }
-    nThreads = 1;
-    GPUCommonAlgorithm::sortInBlock(tails + 1, tails + nTails + 1, [](auto &&t1, auto &&t2) {
-      if (t1.pad != t2.pad) {
-        return t1.pad < t2.pad;
-      }
-      return t1.tailStart < t2.tailStart;
-    });
-  #endif
+    return t1.tailStart < t2.tailStart;
+  });
+#endif
 
   for (uint32_t iTail = iThread + 1; iTail <= nTails; iTail += nThreads) {
     auto* tail = &tails[iTail];