if (tdb->read_only || tdb->traverse_read) return -1;
- if (tdb->traverse_write != 0 ||
+ if (((tdb->traverse_write != 0) && (!TDB_DEAD(rec))) ||
tdb_write_lock_record(tdb, rec_ptr) == -1) {
/* Someone traversing here: mark it as dead */
rec->magic = TDB_DEAD_MAGIC;