diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/lru-cache.ts b/packages/router-core/src/lru-cache.ts
index ee3ec7d7a0..a44d6251e3 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/lru-cache.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/lru-cache.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export function createLRUCache<TKey, TValue>(
       if (cache.size >= max && oldest) {
         const toDelete = oldest
         cache.delete(toDelete.key)
+        oldest = toDelete.next
         if (toDelete.next) {
-          oldest = toDelete.next
           toDelete.next.prev = undefined
         }
         if (toDelete === newest) {
diff --git a/packages/router-core/tests/lru.test.ts b/packages/router-core/tests/lru.test.ts
index f601816596..f1cb3d6011 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/tests/lru.test.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/tests/lru.test.ts
@@ -21,4 +21,14 @@ describe('LRU Cache', () => {
     expect(cache.get('b')).toBeUndefined()
     expect(cache.get('a')).toBe(1)
   })
+
+  it('respects max=1 across multiple replacements', () => {
+    const cache = createLRUCache<string, number>(1)
+    cache.set('a', 1)
+    cache.set('b', 2) // evicts 'a'
+    cache.set('c', 3) // evicts 'b'
+    expect(cache.get('a')).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(cache.get('b')).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(cache.get('c')).toBe(3)
+  })
 })