diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 360b4bbccd33..203bd3e51c98 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -5594,6 +5594,9 @@ static inline void mte_destroy_walk(struct maple_enode *enode,
 
 static void mas_wr_store_setup(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 {
+	if (unlikely(mas_is_paused(wr_mas->mas)))
+		mas_reset(wr_mas->mas);
+
 	if (!mas_is_start(wr_mas->mas)) {
 		if (mas_is_none(wr_mas->mas)) {
 			mas_reset(wr_mas->mas);