bpos_gt(k->k.k.p, path->l[0].b->key.k.p)) {
                                bch2_btree_node_unlock_write(trans, path, path->l[0].b);
                                write_locked = false;
+
+                               ret = lockrestart_do(trans,
+                                       bch2_btree_iter_traverse(&iter) ?:
+                                       bch2_foreground_maybe_merge(trans, iter.path, 0,
+                                                       BCH_WATERMARK_reclaim|
+                                                       BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_journal_reclaim|
+                                                       BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_no_check_rw|
+                                                       BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_no_enospc));
+                               if (ret)
+                                       goto err;
                        }
                }
 
 
                        ret = commit_do(trans, NULL, NULL,
                                        BCH_WATERMARK_reclaim|
+                                       BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_journal_reclaim|
                                        BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_no_check_rw|
                                        BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_no_enospc|
-                                       BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_no_journal_res|
-                                       BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_journal_reclaim,
+                                       BCH_TRANS_COMMIT_no_journal_res ,
                                        btree_write_buffered_insert(trans, i));
                        if (ret)
                                goto err;