diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index e6e42e1ba44c..07c5c7afd415 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -4296,6 +4296,21 @@ static inline void mas_wr_extend_null(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline unsigned char mas_wr_new_end(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
+{
+	struct ma_state *mas = wr_mas->mas;
+	unsigned char new_end = wr_mas->node_end + 2;
+
+	new_end -= wr_mas->offset_end - mas->offset;
+	if (wr_mas->r_min == mas->index)
+		new_end--;
+
+	if (wr_mas->end_piv == mas->last)
+		new_end--;
+
+	return new_end;
+}
+
 static inline bool mas_wr_append(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 {
 	unsigned char end = wr_mas->node_end;
@@ -4351,9 +4366,8 @@ static void mas_wr_bnode(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 
 static inline void mas_wr_modify(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 {
-	unsigned char node_slots;
-	unsigned char node_size;
 	struct ma_state *mas = wr_mas->mas;
+	unsigned char new_end;
 
 	/* Direct replacement */
 	if (wr_mas->r_min == mas->index && wr_mas->r_max == mas->last) {
@@ -4363,17 +4377,15 @@ static inline void mas_wr_modify(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Attempt to append */
-	node_slots = mt_slots[wr_mas->type];
-	node_size = wr_mas->node_end - wr_mas->offset_end + mas->offset + 2;
-	if (mas->max == ULONG_MAX)
-		node_size++;
-
-	/* slot and node store will not fit, go to the slow path */
-	if (unlikely(node_size >= node_slots))
+	/*
+	 * new_end exceeds the size of the maple node and cannot enter the fast
+	 * path.
+	 */
+	new_end = mas_wr_new_end(wr_mas);
+	if (new_end >= mt_slots[wr_mas->type])
 		goto slow_path;
 
-	if (wr_mas->entry && (wr_mas->node_end < node_slots - 1) &&
+	if (wr_mas->entry && (wr_mas->node_end < mt_slots[wr_mas->type] - 1) &&
 	    (mas->offset == wr_mas->node_end) && mas_wr_append(wr_mas)) {
 		if (!wr_mas->content || !wr_mas->entry)
 			mas_update_gap(mas);