diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 9a5bdf1e8e92..ae8ae9470066 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -2298,6 +2298,8 @@ static inline struct maple_enode *mte_node_or_none(struct maple_enode *enode)
 
 /*
  * mas_wr_node_walk() - Find the correct offset for the index in the @mas.
+ *                      If @mas->index cannot be found within the containing
+ *                      node, we traverse to the last entry in the node.
  * @wr_mas: The maple write state
  *
  * Uses mas_slot_locked() and does not need to worry about dead nodes.
@@ -3831,7 +3833,7 @@ static bool mas_wr_walk(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool mas_wr_walk_index(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
+static void mas_wr_walk_index(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 {
 	struct ma_state *mas = wr_mas->mas;
 
@@ -3840,11 +3842,9 @@ static bool mas_wr_walk_index(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 		wr_mas->content = mas_slot_locked(mas, wr_mas->slots,
 						  mas->offset);
 		if (ma_is_leaf(wr_mas->type))
-			return true;
+			return;
 		mas_wr_walk_traverse(wr_mas);
-
 	}
-	return true;
 }
 /*
  * mas_extend_spanning_null() - Extend a store of a %NULL to include surrounding %NULLs.
@@ -4081,8 +4081,8 @@ static inline int mas_wr_spanning_store(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 	memset(&b_node, 0, sizeof(struct maple_big_node));
 	/* Copy l_mas and store the value in b_node. */
 	mas_store_b_node(&l_wr_mas, &b_node, l_wr_mas.node_end);
-	/* Copy r_mas into b_node. */
-	if (r_mas.offset <= r_wr_mas.node_end)
+	/* Copy r_mas into b_node if there is anything to copy. */
+	if (r_mas.max > r_mas.last)
 		mas_mab_cp(&r_mas, r_mas.offset, r_wr_mas.node_end,
 			   &b_node, b_node.b_end + 1);
 	else