diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
index 621cbcfa8f..e6cae8edf2 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
@@ -8527,10 +8527,10 @@ mdb_cursor_del0(MDB_cursor *mc)
 					}
 					m3->mc_xcursor->mx_cursor.mc_flags |= C_DEL;
 				}
-				m3->mc_flags |= C_DEL;
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	m3->mc_flags |= C_DEL;
 
 fail:
 	if (rc)