diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
index 8254a88..0df2142 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
@@ -900,6 +900,7 @@ struct MDB_cursor {
 #define C_SHADOW	0x08		/**< Cursor is a dup from a parent txn */
 #define C_ALLOCD	0x10		/**< Cursor was malloc'd */
 #define C_SPLITTING	0x20		/**< Cursor is in page_split */
+#define C_UNTRACK	0x40		/**< Un-track cursor when closing */
 /** @} */
 	unsigned int	mc_flags;	/**< @ref mdb_cursor */
 	MDB_page	*mc_pg[CURSOR_STACK];	/**< stack of pushed pages */
@@ -5858,6 +5859,7 @@ mdb_cursor_open(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_cursor **ret)
 		if (txn->mt_cursors) {
 			mc->mc_next = txn->mt_cursors[dbi];
 			txn->mt_cursors[dbi] = mc;
+			mc->mc_flags |= C_UNTRACK;
 		}
 		mc->mc_flags |= C_ALLOCD;
 	} else {
@@ -5877,7 +5879,7 @@ mdb_cursor_renew(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_cursor *mc)
 	if (txn == NULL || mc == NULL || mc->mc_dbi >= txn->mt_numdbs)
 		return EINVAL;
 
-	if (txn->mt_cursors)
+	if ((mc->mc_flags & C_UNTRACK) || txn->mt_cursors)
 		return EINVAL;
 
 	flags = mc->mc_flags;
@@ -5917,7 +5919,7 @@ mdb_cursor_close(MDB_cursor *mc)
 {
 	if (mc != NULL) {
 		/* remove from txn, if tracked */
-		if (mc->mc_txn->mt_cursors) {
+		if ((mc->mc_flags & C_UNTRACK) && mc->mc_txn->mt_cursors) {
 			MDB_cursor **prev = &mc->mc_txn->mt_cursors[mc->mc_dbi];
 			while (*prev && *prev != mc) prev = &(*prev)->mc_next;
 			if (*prev == mc)