diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
index 9644ef9e7967529098129a73d30442f800c391ad..5c04912d6b07e236652d04a220f00038287a76e6 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
@@ -2784,7 +2784,7 @@ impl Pane {
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         let tab_count = tab_items.len();
-        let safe_pinned_count = if self.pinned_tab_count > tab_count {
+        if self.pinned_tab_count > tab_count {
             log::warn!(
                 "Pinned tab count ({}) exceeds actual tab count ({}). \
                 This should not happen. If possible, add reproduction steps, \
@@ -2792,11 +2792,9 @@ impl Pane {
                 self.pinned_tab_count,
                 tab_count
             );
-            tab_count
-        } else {
-            self.pinned_tab_count
-        };
-        let unpinned_tabs = tab_items.split_off(safe_pinned_count);
+            self.pinned_tab_count = tab_count;
+        }
+        let unpinned_tabs = tab_items.split_off(self.pinned_tab_count);
         let pinned_tabs = tab_items;
         TabBar::new("tab_bar")
             .when(