diff --git a/lib/trie/trie.go b/lib/trie/trie.go
index c29da65298..97a09b9071 100644
--- a/lib/trie/trie.go
+++ b/lib/trie/trie.go
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ func (t *Trie) clearPrefixLimitBranch(branch *node.Branch, prefix []byte, limit
 
 	branch = t.prepBranchForMutation(branch)
 	branch.Children[childIndex] = child
+	branch.SubDescendants(nodesRemoved)
 	newParent, branchChildMerged := handleDeletion(branch, prefix)
 	if branchChildMerged {
 		nodesRemoved++