diff --git a/lib/xarray.c b/lib/xarray.c
index 4acc88ea7c21..54e646e8e6ee 100644
--- a/lib/xarray.c
+++ b/lib/xarray.c
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ static void *xas_descend(struct xa_state *xas, struct xa_node *node)
 	if (xa_is_sibling(entry)) {
 		offset = xa_to_sibling(entry);
 		entry = xa_entry(xas->xa, node, offset);
+		if (node->shift && xa_is_node(entry))
+			entry = XA_RETRY_ENTRY;
 	}
 
 	xas->xa_offset = offset;