*     radix_tree_shrink    -    shrink height of a radix tree to minimal
  *     @root           radix tree root
  */
-static inline void radix_tree_shrink(struct radix_tree_root *root)
+static inline bool radix_tree_shrink(struct radix_tree_root *root)
 {
+       bool shrunk = false;
+
        /* try to shrink tree height */
        while (root->height > 0) {
                struct radix_tree_node *to_free = root->rnode;
                        to_free->slots[0] = RADIX_TREE_RETRY;
 
                radix_tree_node_free(to_free);
+               shrunk = true;
        }
+
+       return shrunk;
 }
 
 /**
                struct radix_tree_node *parent;
 
                if (node->count) {
-                       if (node == indirect_to_ptr(root->rnode)) {
-                               radix_tree_shrink(root);
-                               if (root->height == 0)
-                                       deleted = true;
-                       }
+                       if (node == indirect_to_ptr(root->rnode))
+                               deleted |= radix_tree_shrink(root);
                        return deleted;
                }