diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 26e2045d3cda..ff9f04e0150d 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ static inline bool ma_dead_node(const struct maple_node *node)
 
 	return (parent == node);
 }
+
 /*
  * mte_dead_node() - check if the @enode is dead.
  * @enode: The encoded maple node
@@ -621,6 +622,8 @@ static inline unsigned int mas_alloc_req(const struct ma_state *mas)
  * @node - the maple node
  * @type - the node type
  *
+ * In the event of a dead node, this array may be %NULL
+ *
  * Return: A pointer to the maple node pivots
  */
 static inline unsigned long *ma_pivots(struct maple_node *node,
@@ -1091,8 +1094,11 @@ static int mas_ascend(struct ma_state *mas)
 		a_type = mas_parent_enum(mas, p_enode);
 		a_node = mte_parent(p_enode);
 		a_slot = mte_parent_slot(p_enode);
-		pivots = ma_pivots(a_node, a_type);
 		a_enode = mt_mk_node(a_node, a_type);
+		pivots = ma_pivots(a_node, a_type);
+
+		if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(a_node)))
+			return 1;
 
 		if (!set_min && a_slot) {
 			set_min = true;
@@ -1398,6 +1404,9 @@ static inline unsigned char ma_data_end(struct maple_node *node,
 {
 	unsigned char offset;
 
+	if (!pivots)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (type == maple_arange_64)
 		return ma_meta_end(node, type);
 
@@ -1433,6 +1442,9 @@ static inline unsigned char mas_data_end(struct ma_state *mas)
 		return ma_meta_end(node, type);
 
 	pivots = ma_pivots(node, type);
+	if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(node)))
+		return 0;
+
 	offset = mt_pivots[type] - 1;
 	if (likely(!pivots[offset]))
 		return ma_meta_end(node, type);
@@ -4504,6 +4516,9 @@ static inline int mas_prev_node(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned long min)
 	node = mas_mn(mas);
 	slots = ma_slots(node, mt);
 	pivots = ma_pivots(node, mt);
+	if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(node)))
+		return 1;
+
 	mas->max = pivots[offset];
 	if (offset)
 		mas->min = pivots[offset - 1] + 1;
@@ -4525,6 +4540,9 @@ static inline int mas_prev_node(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned long min)
 		slots = ma_slots(node, mt);
 		pivots = ma_pivots(node, mt);
 		offset = ma_data_end(node, mt, pivots, mas->max);
+		if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(node)))
+			return 1;
+
 		if (offset)
 			mas->min = pivots[offset - 1] + 1;
 
@@ -4573,6 +4591,7 @@ static inline int mas_next_node(struct ma_state *mas, struct maple_node *node,
 	struct maple_enode *enode;
 	int level = 0;
 	unsigned char offset;
+	unsigned char node_end;
 	enum maple_type mt;
 	void __rcu **slots;
 
@@ -4596,7 +4615,11 @@ static inline int mas_next_node(struct ma_state *mas, struct maple_node *node,
 		node = mas_mn(mas);
 		mt = mte_node_type(mas->node);
 		pivots = ma_pivots(node, mt);
-	} while (unlikely(offset == ma_data_end(node, mt, pivots, mas->max)));
+		node_end = ma_data_end(node, mt, pivots, mas->max);
+		if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(node)))
+			return 1;
+
+	} while (unlikely(offset == node_end));
 
 	slots = ma_slots(node, mt);
 	pivot = mas_safe_pivot(mas, pivots, ++offset, mt);
@@ -4612,6 +4635,9 @@ static inline int mas_next_node(struct ma_state *mas, struct maple_node *node,
 		mt = mte_node_type(mas->node);
 		slots = ma_slots(node, mt);
 		pivots = ma_pivots(node, mt);
+		if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(node)))
+			return 1;
+
 		offset = 0;
 		pivot = pivots[0];
 	}
@@ -4658,16 +4684,18 @@ static inline void *mas_next_nentry(struct ma_state *mas,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	pivots = ma_pivots(node, type);
 	slots = ma_slots(node, type);
-	mas->index = mas_safe_min(mas, pivots, mas->offset);
-	if (ma_dead_node(node))
+	pivots = ma_pivots(node, type);
+	count = ma_data_end(node, type, pivots, mas->max);
+	if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(node)))
 		return NULL;
 
+	mas->index = mas_safe_min(mas, pivots, mas->offset);
+	if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(node)))
+		return NULL;
 	if (mas->index > max)
 		return NULL;
 
-	count = ma_data_end(node, type, pivots, mas->max);
 	if (mas->offset > count)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -4815,6 +4843,11 @@ static inline void *mas_prev_nentry(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned long limit,
 
 	slots = ma_slots(mn, mt);
 	pivots = ma_pivots(mn, mt);
+	if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(mn))) {
+		mas_rewalk(mas, index);
+		goto retry;
+	}
+
 	if (offset == mt_pivots[mt])
 		pivot = mas->max;
 	else
@@ -6613,11 +6646,11 @@ static inline void *mas_first_entry(struct ma_state *mas, struct maple_node *mn,
 	while (likely(!ma_is_leaf(mt))) {
 		MT_BUG_ON(mas->tree, mte_dead_node(mas->node));
 		slots = ma_slots(mn, mt);
-		pivots = ma_pivots(mn, mt);
-		max = pivots[0];
 		entry = mas_slot(mas, slots, 0);
+		pivots = ma_pivots(mn, mt);
 		if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(mn)))
 			return NULL;
+		max = pivots[0];
 		mas->node = entry;
 		mn = mas_mn(mas);
 		mt = mte_node_type(mas->node);
@@ -6637,13 +6670,13 @@ static inline void *mas_first_entry(struct ma_state *mas, struct maple_node *mn,
 	if (likely(entry))
 		return entry;
 
-	pivots = ma_pivots(mn, mt);
-	mas->index = pivots[0] + 1;
 	mas->offset = 1;
 	entry = mas_slot(mas, slots, 1);
+	pivots = ma_pivots(mn, mt);
 	if (unlikely(ma_dead_node(mn)))
 		return NULL;
 
+	mas->index = pivots[0] + 1;
 	if (mas->index > limit)
 		goto none;
 
