diff --git a/ggml-backend.c b/ggml-backend.c
index cf6f485bf..87eea8440 100644
--- a/ggml-backend.c
+++ b/ggml-backend.c
@@ -213,30 +213,30 @@ void ggml_backend_tensor_get_async(ggml_backend_t backend, const struct ggml_ten
 }
 
 GGML_CALL void ggml_backend_tensor_set(struct ggml_tensor * tensor, const void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
-    if (!size) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     ggml_backend_buffer_t buf = tensor->view_src ? tensor->view_src->buffer : tensor->buffer;
 
     GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
     GGML_ASSERT(buf != NULL && "tensor buffer not set");
     GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor write out of bounds");
 
-    tensor->buffer->iface.set_tensor(buf, tensor, data, offset, size);
-}
-
-GGML_CALL void ggml_backend_tensor_get(const struct ggml_tensor * tensor, void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
     if (!size) {
         return;
     }
 
+    tensor->buffer->iface.set_tensor(buf, tensor, data, offset, size);
+}
+
+GGML_CALL void ggml_backend_tensor_get(const struct ggml_tensor * tensor, void * data, size_t offset, size_t size) {
     ggml_backend_buffer_t buf = tensor->view_src ? tensor->view_src->buffer : tensor->buffer;
 
     GGML_ASSERT(tensor->data != NULL && "tensor not allocated");
     GGML_ASSERT(tensor->buffer != NULL && "tensor buffer not set");
     GGML_ASSERT(offset + size <= ggml_nbytes(tensor) && "tensor read out of bounds");
 
+    if (!size) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     tensor->buffer->iface.get_tensor(buf, tensor, data, offset, size);
 }