struct jffs2_tmp_dnode_info *tn)
 {
        uint32_t fn_end = tn->fn->ofs + tn->fn->size;
-       struct jffs2_tmp_dnode_info *this;
+       struct jffs2_tmp_dnode_info *this, *ptn;
 
        dbg_readinode("insert fragment %#04x-%#04x, ver %u at %08x\n", tn->fn->ofs, fn_end, tn->version, ref_offset(tn->fn->raw));
 
        if (this) {
                /* If the node is coincident with another at a lower address,
                   back up until the other node is found. It may be relevant */
-               while (this->overlapped)
-                       this = tn_prev(this);
-
-               /* First node should never be marked overlapped */
-               BUG_ON(!this);
+               while (this->overlapped) {
+                       ptn = tn_prev(this);
+                       if (!ptn) {
+                               /*
+                                * We killed a node which set the overlapped
+                                * flags during the scan. Fix it up.
+                                */
+                               this->overlapped = 0;
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       this = ptn;
+               }
                dbg_readinode("'this' found %#04x-%#04x (%s)\n", this->fn->ofs, this->fn->ofs + this->fn->size, this->fn ? "data" : "hole");
        }
 
                        }
                        if (!this->overlapped)
                                break;
-                       this = tn_prev(this);
+
+                       ptn = tn_prev(this);
+                       if (!ptn) {
+                               /*
+                                * We killed a node which set the overlapped
+                                * flags during the scan. Fix it up.
+                                */
+                               this->overlapped = 0;
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       this = ptn;
                }
        }
 
                eat_last(&rii->tn_root, &last->rb);
                ver_insert(&ver_root, last);
 
-               if (unlikely(last->overlapped))
-                       continue;
+               if (unlikely(last->overlapped)) {
+                       if (pen)
+                               continue;
+                       /*
+                        * We killed a node which set the overlapped
+                        * flags during the scan. Fix it up.
+                        */
+                       last->overlapped = 0;
+               }
 
                /* Now we have a bunch of nodes in reverse version
                   order, in the tree at ver_root. Most of the time,