diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/multi.py b/pandas/core/indexes/multi.py
index 95f14bb643744..6e18b29673ca0 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/multi.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/multi.py
@@ -3312,21 +3312,19 @@ def equals(self, other: object) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other, Index):
             return False
 
+        if len(self) != len(other):
+            return False
+
         if not isinstance(other, MultiIndex):
             # d-level MultiIndex can equal d-tuple Index
             if not is_object_dtype(other.dtype):
                 # other cannot contain tuples, so cannot match self
                 return False
-            elif len(self) != len(other):
-                return False
             return array_equivalent(self._values, other._values)
 
         if self.nlevels != other.nlevels:
             return False
 
-        if len(self) != len(other):
-            return False
-
         for i in range(self.nlevels):
             self_codes = self.codes[i]
             self_codes = self_codes[self_codes != -1]