diff --git a/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.c b/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.c
index a6e8099eaf4f..6f8dafc797ce 100644
--- a/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/radix-tree/test.c
@@ -200,9 +200,16 @@ void verify_tag_consistency(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned int tag)
 
 void item_kill_tree(struct radix_tree_root *root)
 {
+	struct radix_tree_iter iter;
+	void **slot;
 	struct item *items[32];
 	int nfound;
 
+	radix_tree_for_each_slot(slot, root, &iter, 0) {
+		if (radix_tree_exceptional_entry(*slot))
+			radix_tree_delete(root, iter.index);
+	}
+
 	while ((nfound = radix_tree_gang_lookup(root, (void **)items, 0, 32))) {
 		int i;