diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index c2d3c8d27358..ee7922b19f0a 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -1265,11 +1265,11 @@ static inline void mas_alloc_nodes(struct ma_state *mas, gfp_t gfp)
 
 		mas->alloc = node;
 		node->total = ++allocated;
+		node->request_count = 0;
 		requested--;
 	}
 
 	node = mas->alloc;
-	node->request_count = 0;
 	while (requested) {
 		max_req = MAPLE_ALLOC_SLOTS - node->node_count;
 		slots = (void **)&node->slot[node->node_count];