struct buffer_head *bh;
        struct nilfs_btree_node *node, *parent, *sib;
        __u64 sibptr;
-       int pindex, level, ncmin, ncmax, ncblk, ret;
+       int pindex, dindex, level, ncmin, ncmax, ncblk, ret;
 
        ret = 0;
        stats->bs_nblocks = 0;
        ncmin = NILFS_BTREE_NODE_NCHILDREN_MIN(nilfs_btree_node_size(btree));
        ncblk = nilfs_btree_nchildren_per_block(btree);
 
-       for (level = NILFS_BTREE_LEVEL_NODE_MIN;
+       for (level = NILFS_BTREE_LEVEL_NODE_MIN, dindex = path[level].bp_index;
             level < nilfs_btree_height(btree) - 1;
             level++) {
                node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
                path[level].bp_oldreq.bpr_ptr =
-                       nilfs_btree_node_get_ptr(node, path[level].bp_index,
-                                                ncblk);
+                       nilfs_btree_node_get_ptr(node, dindex, ncblk);
                ret = nilfs_bmap_prepare_end_ptr(btree,
                                                 &path[level].bp_oldreq, dat);
                if (ret < 0)
 
                parent = nilfs_btree_get_node(btree, path, level + 1, &ncmax);
                pindex = path[level + 1].bp_index;
+               dindex = pindex;
 
                if (pindex > 0) {
                        /* left sibling */
                                path[level].bp_sib_bh = bh;
                                path[level].bp_op = nilfs_btree_concat_right;
                                stats->bs_nblocks++;
+                               /*
+                                * When merging right sibling node
+                                * into the current node, pointer to
+                                * the right sibling node must be
+                                * terminated instead.  The adjustment
+                                * below is required for that.
+                                */
+                               dindex = pindex + 1;
                                /* continue; */
                        }
                } else {
 
        node = nilfs_btree_get_root(btree);
        path[level].bp_oldreq.bpr_ptr =
-               nilfs_btree_node_get_ptr(node, path[level].bp_index,
+               nilfs_btree_node_get_ptr(node, dindex,
                                         NILFS_BTREE_ROOT_NCHILDREN_MAX);
 
        ret = nilfs_bmap_prepare_end_ptr(btree, &path[level].bp_oldreq, dat);