diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 4a111785360f..a3d602cfd030 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -5424,19 +5424,34 @@ 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))
+		return;
 
-	if (!mas_is_start(wr_mas->mas)) {
-		if (mas_is_none(wr_mas->mas)) {
-			mas_reset(wr_mas->mas);
-		} else {
-			wr_mas->r_max = wr_mas->mas->max;
-			wr_mas->type = mte_node_type(wr_mas->mas->node);
-			if (mas_is_span_wr(wr_mas))
-				mas_reset(wr_mas->mas);
-		}
-	}
+	if (unlikely(mas_is_paused(wr_mas->mas)))
+		goto reset;
+
+	if (unlikely(mas_is_none(wr_mas->mas)))
+		goto reset;
+
+	/*
+	 * A less strict version of mas_is_span_wr() where we allow spanning
+	 * writes within this node.  This is to stop partial walks in
+	 * mas_prealloc() from being reset.
+	 */
+	if (wr_mas->mas->last > wr_mas->mas->max)
+		goto reset;
+
+	if (wr_mas->entry)
+		return;
+
+	if (mte_is_leaf(wr_mas->mas->node) &&
+	    wr_mas->mas->last == wr_mas->mas->max)
+		goto reset;
+
+	return;
+
+reset:
+	mas_reset(wr_mas->mas);
 }
 
 /* Interface */