diff --git a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
index de2ed60ec7..eec75d3a13 100644
--- a/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
+++ b/source/libs/tdb/src/db/tdbBtree.c
@@ -482,9 +482,11 @@ static int tdbBtreeBalanceDeeper(SBTree *pBt, SPage *pRoot, SPage **ppChild) {
   u8                flags;
   SIntHdr          *pIntHdr;
   SBtreeInitPageArg zArg;
+  u8                leaf;
 
   pPager = pRoot->pPager;
   flags = TDB_BTREE_PAGE_GET_FLAGS(pRoot);
+  leaf = TDB_BTREE_PAGE_IS_LEAF(flags);
 
   // Allocate a new child page
   zArg.flags = TDB_FLAG_REMOVE(flags, TDB_BTREE_ROOT);
@@ -494,6 +496,10 @@ static int tdbBtreeBalanceDeeper(SBTree *pBt, SPage *pRoot, SPage **ppChild) {
     return -1;
   }
 
+  if (!leaf) {
+    ((SIntHdr *)pChild->pData)->pgno = ((SIntHdr *)(pRoot->pData))->pgno;
+  }
+
   // Copy the root page content to the child page
   tdbPageCopy(pRoot, pChild);