diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_node_scan.c b/fs/bcachefs/btree_node_scan.c
index 866bd278439f..c60794264da2 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_node_scan.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_node_scan.c
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ static int handle_overwrites(struct bch_fs *c,
 
 			start->max_key = bpos_predecessor(n->min_key);
 			start->range_updated = true;
+		} else if (n->level) {
+			n->overwritten = true;
 		} else {
 			struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;