path[level].bp_bh = NULL;
 }
 
+static void nilfs_btree_nop(struct nilfs_bmap *btree,
+                           struct nilfs_btree_path *path,
+                           int level, __u64 *keyp, __u64 *ptrp)
+{
+}
 
 static int nilfs_btree_prepare_delete(struct nilfs_bmap *btree,
                                      struct nilfs_btree_path *path,
                            NILFS_BTREE_ROOT_NCHILDREN_MAX) {
                                path[level].bp_op = nilfs_btree_shrink;
                                stats->bs_nblocks += 2;
+                               level++;
+                               path[level].bp_op = nilfs_btree_nop;
+                               goto shrink_root_child;
                        } else {
                                path[level].bp_op = nilfs_btree_do_delete;
                                stats->bs_nblocks++;
+                               goto out;
                        }
-
-                       goto out;
-
                }
        }
 
+       /* child of the root node is deleted */
+       path[level].bp_op = nilfs_btree_do_delete;
+       stats->bs_nblocks++;
+
+shrink_root_child:
        node = nilfs_btree_get_root(btree);
        path[level].bp_oldreq.bpr_ptr =
                nilfs_btree_node_get_ptr(node, dindex,
        if (ret < 0)
                goto err_out_child_node;
 
-       /* child of the root node is deleted */
-       path[level].bp_op = nilfs_btree_do_delete;
-       stats->bs_nblocks++;
-
        /* success */
  out:
        *levelp = level;