diff --git a/include/linux/maple_tree.h b/include/linux/maple_tree.h
index cbbcd18d4186..7d777aa2d9ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/maple_tree.h
+++ b/include/linux/maple_tree.h
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ struct ma_wr_state {
 	void __rcu **slots;		/* mas->node->slots pointer */
 	void *entry;			/* The entry to write */
 	void *content;			/* The existing entry that is being overwritten */
+	unsigned char vacant_height;	/* Depth of lowest node with free space */
 };
 
 #define mas_lock(mas)           spin_lock(&((mas)->tree->ma_lock))
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ struct ma_wr_state {
 		.mas = ma_state,					\
 		.content = NULL,					\
 		.entry = wr_entry,					\
+		.vacant_height = 0					\
 	}
 
 #define MA_TOPIARY(name, tree)						\
diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 236f0579ca53..203a1a529884 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -3539,6 +3539,9 @@ static bool mas_wr_walk(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 		if (ma_is_leaf(wr_mas->type))
 			return true;
 
+		if (mas->end < mt_slots[wr_mas->type] - 1)
+			wr_mas->vacant_height = mas->depth + 1;
+
 		mas_wr_walk_traverse(wr_mas);
 	}
 
@@ -4154,7 +4157,9 @@ static inline void mas_wr_prealloc_setup(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 static inline int mas_prealloc_calc(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas, void *entry)
 {
 	struct ma_state *mas = wr_mas->mas;
-	int ret = mas_mt_height(mas) * 3 + 1;
+	unsigned char height = mas_mt_height(mas);
+	int ret = height * 3 + 1;
+	unsigned char delta = height - wr_mas->vacant_height;
 
 	switch (mas->store_type) {
 	case wr_invalid:
@@ -4172,13 +4177,13 @@ static inline int mas_prealloc_calc(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas, void *entry)
 			ret = 0;
 		break;
 	case wr_spanning_store:
-		ret =  mas_mt_height(mas) * 3 + 1;
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret != height * 3 + 1);
 		break;
 	case wr_split_store:
-		ret =  mas_mt_height(mas) * 2 + 1;
+		ret = delta * 2 + 1;
 		break;
 	case wr_rebalance:
-		ret =  mas_mt_height(mas) * 2 - 1;
+		ret = height * 2 + 1;
 		break;
 	case wr_node_store:
 		ret = mt_in_rcu(mas->tree) ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/tools/testing/radix-tree/maple.c b/tools/testing/radix-tree/maple.c
index e0f8fabe8821..e37a3ab2e921 100644
--- a/tools/testing/radix-tree/maple.c
+++ b/tools/testing/radix-tree/maple.c
@@ -35475,15 +35475,65 @@ static void check_dfs_preorder(struct maple_tree *mt)
 }
 /* End of depth first search tests */
 
+/* get height of the lowest non-leaf node with free space */
+static unsigned char get_vacant_height(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas, void *entry)
+{
+	struct ma_state *mas = wr_mas->mas;
+	char vacant_height = 0;
+	enum maple_type type;
+	unsigned long *pivots;
+	unsigned long min = 0;
+	unsigned long max = ULONG_MAX;
+	unsigned char offset;
+
+	/* start traversal */
+	mas_reset(mas);
+	mas_start(mas);
+	if (!xa_is_node(mas_root(mas)))
+		return 0;
+
+	type = mte_node_type(mas->node);
+	wr_mas->type = type;
+	while (!ma_is_leaf(type)) {
+		mas_node_walk(mas, mte_to_node(mas->node), type, &min, &max);
+		offset = mas->offset;
+		mas->end = mas_data_end(mas);
+		pivots = ma_pivots(mte_to_node(mas->node), type);
+
+		if (pivots) {
+			if (offset)
+				min = pivots[mas->offset - 1];
+			if (offset < mas->end)
+				max = pivots[mas->offset];
+		}
+		wr_mas->r_max = offset < mas->end ? pivots[offset] : mas->max;
+
+		/* detect spanning write */
+		if (mas_is_span_wr(wr_mas))
+			break;
+
+		if (mas->end < mt_slot_count(mas->node) - 1)
+			vacant_height = mas->depth + 1;
+
+		mas_descend(mas);
+		type = mte_node_type(mas->node);
+		mas->depth++;
+	}
+
+	return vacant_height;
+}
+
 /* Preallocation testing */
 static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 {
 	unsigned long i, max = 100;
 	unsigned long allocated;
 	unsigned char height;
+	unsigned char vacant_height;
 	struct maple_node *mn;
 	void *ptr = check_prealloc;
 	MA_STATE(mas, mt, 10, 20);
+	MA_WR_STATE(wr_mas, &mas, ptr);
 
 	mt_set_non_kernel(1000);
 	for (i = 0; i <= max; i++)
@@ -35494,8 +35544,9 @@ static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	height = mas_mt_height(&mas);
+	vacant_height = get_vacant_height(&wr_mas, ptr);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated == 0);
-	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + height * 3);
+	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + (height - vacant_height) * 3);
 	mas_destroy(&mas);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 0);
@@ -35503,8 +35554,9 @@ static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	height = mas_mt_height(&mas);
+	vacant_height = get_vacant_height(&wr_mas, ptr);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated == 0);
-	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + height * 3);
+	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + (height - vacant_height) * 3);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	mas_destroy(&mas);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
@@ -35514,7 +35566,8 @@ static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	height = mas_mt_height(&mas);
-	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + height * 3);
+	vacant_height = get_vacant_height(&wr_mas, ptr);
+	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + (height - vacant_height) * 3);
 	mn = mas_pop_node(&mas);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_allocated(&mas) != allocated - 1);
 	mn->parent = ma_parent_ptr(mn);
@@ -35527,7 +35580,8 @@ static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	height = mas_mt_height(&mas);
-	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + height * 3);
+	vacant_height = get_vacant_height(&wr_mas, ptr);
+	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + (height - vacant_height) * 3);
 	mn = mas_pop_node(&mas);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_allocated(&mas) != allocated - 1);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
@@ -35540,7 +35594,8 @@ static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	height = mas_mt_height(&mas);
-	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + height * 3);
+	vacant_height = get_vacant_height(&wr_mas, ptr);
+	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + (height - vacant_height) * 3);
 	mn = mas_pop_node(&mas);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_allocated(&mas) != allocated - 1);
 	mas_push_node(&mas, mn);
@@ -35553,7 +35608,8 @@ static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	height = mas_mt_height(&mas);
-	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + height * 3);
+	vacant_height = get_vacant_height(&wr_mas, ptr);
+	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + (height - vacant_height) * 3);
 	mas_store_prealloc(&mas, ptr);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_allocated(&mas) != 0);
 
@@ -35578,7 +35634,8 @@ static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	height = mas_mt_height(&mas);
-	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + height * 2);
+	vacant_height = get_vacant_height(&wr_mas, ptr);
+	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + (height - vacant_height) * 2);
 	mas_store_prealloc(&mas, ptr);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_allocated(&mas) != 0);
 	mt_set_non_kernel(1);
@@ -35595,8 +35652,14 @@ static noinline void __init check_prealloc(struct maple_tree *mt)
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_preallocate(&mas, ptr, GFP_KERNEL) != 0);
 	allocated = mas_allocated(&mas);
 	height = mas_mt_height(&mas);
+	vacant_height = get_vacant_height(&wr_mas, ptr);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated == 0);
-	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != 1 + height * 3);
+	/*
+	 * vacant height cannot be used to compute the number of nodes needed
+	 * as the root contains two entries which means it is on the verge of
+	 * insufficiency. The worst case full height of the tree is needed.
+	 */
+	MT_BUG_ON(mt, allocated != height * 3 + 1);
 	mas_store_prealloc(&mas, ptr);
 	MT_BUG_ON(mt, mas_allocated(&mas) != 0);
 	mas_set_range(&mas, 0, 200);
