diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 55e1b35bf877..db91918d4d20 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -5109,18 +5109,18 @@ int mas_empty_area_rev(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned long min,
 	if (size == 0 || max - min < size - 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (mas_is_start(mas)) {
+	if (mas_is_start(mas))
 		mas_start(mas);
-		mas->offset = mas_data_end(mas);
-	} else if (mas->offset >= 2) {
-		mas->offset -= 2;
-	} else if (!mas_rewind_node(mas)) {
+	else if ((mas->offset < 2) && (!mas_rewind_node(mas))) 
 		return -EBUSY;
-	}
 
-	/* Empty set. */
-	if (mas_is_none(mas) || mas_is_ptr(mas))
+	if (unlikely(mas_is_none(mas) || mas_is_ptr(mas)))
 		return mas_sparse_area(mas, min, max, size, false);
+	else if (mas->offset >= 2)
+		mas->offset -= 2;
+	else
+		mas->offset = mas_data_end(mas);
+
 
 	/* The start of the window can only be within these values. */
 	mas->index = min;