diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-remove.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-remove.c
index e04cfd2d60ef..9836c0ae897c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-remove.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree-remove.c
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ static void redistribute3(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct btree_node *parent,
 
 		if (s < 0 && nr_center < -s) {
 			/* not enough in central node */
-			shift(left, center, nr_center);
-			s = nr_center - target;
+			shift(left, center, -nr_center);
+			s += nr_center;
 			shift(left, right, s);
 			nr_right += s;
 		} else
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static void redistribute3(struct dm_btree_info *info, struct btree_node *parent,
 		if (s > 0 && nr_center < s) {
 			/* not enough in central node */
 			shift(center, right, nr_center);
-			s = target - nr_center;
+			s -= nr_center;
 			shift(left, right, s);
 			nr_left -= s;
 		} else