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diff --git a/lib/idr.c b/lib/idr.c
index 7a785a0..1c4f928 100644
--- a/lib/idr.c
+++ b/lib/idr.c
@@ -220,8 +220,14 @@ build_up:
*/
while ((layers < (MAX_LEVEL - 1)) && (id >= (1 << (layers*IDR_BITS)))) {
layers++;
- if (!p->count)
+ if (!p->count) {
+ /* special case: if the tree is currently empty,
+ * then we grow the tree by moving the top node
+ * upwards.
+ */
+ p->layer++;
continue;
+ }
if (!(new = get_from_free_list(idp))) {
/*
* The allocation failed. If we built part of
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