diff --git a/src/rbtree.c b/src/rbtree.c
index afbdca646..4e7c0f3a8 100644
--- a/src/rbtree.c
+++ b/src/rbtree.c
@@ -248,15 +248,15 @@ void rb_erase(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root)
 			if (child)
 				rb_set_parent(child, parent);
 			parent->rb_left = child;
+
+			node->rb_right = old->rb_right;
+			rb_set_parent(old->rb_right, node);
 		}
 
 		node->rb_parent_color = old->rb_parent_color;
-		node->rb_right = old->rb_right;
 		node->rb_left = old->rb_left;
-
 		rb_set_parent(old->rb_left, node);
-		if (old->rb_right)
-			rb_set_parent(old->rb_right, node);
+
 		goto color;
 	}