iter->flags &= ~BTREE_ITER_USER_FLAGS;
        iter->flags |= flags & BTREE_ITER_USER_FLAGS;
 
-       if (iter->flags & BTREE_ITER_INTENT)
-               bch2_btree_iter_upgrade(iter, 1);
-       else
+       if (iter->flags & BTREE_ITER_INTENT) {
+               if (!iter->locks_want) {
+                       __bch2_btree_iter_unlock(iter);
+                       iter->locks_want = 1;
+               }
+       } else
                bch2_btree_iter_downgrade(iter);
 
        BUG_ON(iter->btree_id != btree_id);
 
                trans_trigger_run = false;
 
                trans_for_each_update(trans, i) {
-                       if (unlikely(i->iter->uptodate > BTREE_ITER_NEED_PEEK &&
-                                    (ret = bch2_btree_iter_traverse(i->iter)))) {
+                       ret = bch2_btree_iter_traverse(i->iter);
+                       if (unlikely(ret)) {
                                trace_trans_restart_traverse(trans->ip);
                                goto out;
                        }
                         * We're not using bch2_btree_iter_upgrade here because
                         * we know trans->nounlock can't be set:
                         */
-                       if (unlikely(i->iter->locks_want < 1 &&
-                                    !__bch2_btree_iter_upgrade(i->iter, 1))) {
+                       if (unlikely(!btree_node_intent_locked(i->iter, i->iter->level) &&
+                                    !__bch2_btree_iter_upgrade(i->iter, i->iter->level + 1))) {
                                trace_trans_restart_upgrade(trans->ip);
                                ret = -EINTR;
                                goto out;