diff --git a/lib/radix-tree.c b/lib/radix-tree.c
index 0b92d605fb69..84812a9fb16f 100644
--- a/lib/radix-tree.c
+++ b/lib/radix-tree.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static void radix_tree_free_nodes(struct radix_tree_node *node)
 			struct radix_tree_node *old = child;
 			offset = child->offset + 1;
 			child = child->parent;
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&node->private_list));
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&old->private_list));
 			radix_tree_node_free(old);
 			if (old == entry_to_node(node))
 				return;