diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date_range.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date_range.ex
index a92b9d124f5..5e8c652b781 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date_range.ex
+++ b/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date_range.ex
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ defmodule Date.Range do
       [date_from_iso_days(current, calendar)]
     end
 
-    defp slice(current, step, remaining, calendar) do
+    defp slice(current, step, remaining, calendar) when remaining > 1 do
       [
         date_from_iso_days(current, calendar)
         | slice(current + step, step, remaining - 1, calendar)
diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/enum.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/enum.ex
index 33866871e1e..0bdff3f47f1 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/lib/enum.ex
+++ b/lib/elixir/lib/enum.ex
@@ -3674,9 +3674,14 @@ defmodule Enum do
   end
 
   def take(enumerable, amount) when is_integer(amount) and amount < 0 do
-    {count, fun} = slice_count_and_fun(enumerable, 1)
-    first = Kernel.max(amount + count, 0)
-    fun.(first, count - first, 1)
+    case slice_count_and_fun(enumerable, 1) do
+      {0, _fun} ->
+        []
+
+      {count, fun} ->
+        first = Kernel.max(amount + count, 0)
+        fun.(first, count - first, 1)
+    end
   end
 
   @doc """
@@ -5181,6 +5186,9 @@ defimpl Enumerable, for: Range do
     slice(Map.put(range, :step, step))
   end
 
-  defp slice(_current, _step, 0), do: []
-  defp slice(current, step, remaining), do: [current | slice(current + step, step, remaining - 1)]
+  defp slice(current, _step, 1), do: [current]
+
+  defp slice(current, step, remaining) when remaining > 1 do
+    [current | slice(current + step, step, remaining - 1)]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
index 39465421ca4..fe6cab37e59 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
+++ b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ defmodule Date.RangeTest do
     end
   end
 
+  test "Enum.take/1 for empty range with negative step" do
+    assert Enum.take(@empty_range, -1) == []
+  end
+
   test "works with date-like structs" do
     range = Date.range(~N[2000-01-01 09:00:00], ~U[2000-01-02 09:00:00Z])
     assert range.first == ~D[2000-01-01]