diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h b/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h
index 646943c..dc64b12 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h
@@ -1334,7 +1334,8 @@ int  mdb_cursor_get(MDB_cursor *cursor, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data,
 	 * <ul>
 	 *	<li>#MDB_CURRENT - overwrite the data of the key/data pair to which
 	 *		the cursor refers with the specified data item. The \b key
-	 *		parameter is ignored.
+	 *		parameter is not used for positioning the cursor, but should
+	 *		still be provided.
 	 *	<li>#MDB_NODUPDATA - enter the new key/data pair only if it does not
 	 *		already appear in the database. This flag may only be specified
 	 *		if the database was opened with #MDB_DUPSORT. The function will
diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
index 64163fa..487999a 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
@@ -2770,7 +2770,6 @@ mdb_freelist_save(MDB_txn *txn)
 		mop += mop_len;
 		rc = mdb_cursor_first(&mc, &key, &data);
 		for (; !rc; rc = mdb_cursor_next(&mc, &key, &data, MDB_NEXT)) {
-			unsigned flags = MDB_CURRENT;
 			txnid_t id = *(txnid_t *)key.mv_data;
 			ssize_t	len = (ssize_t)(data.mv_size / sizeof(MDB_ID)) - 1;
 			MDB_ID save;
@@ -2780,12 +2779,11 @@ mdb_freelist_save(MDB_txn *txn)
 			if (len > mop_len) {
 				len = mop_len;
 				data.mv_size = (len + 1) * sizeof(MDB_ID);
-				flags = 0;
 			}
 			data.mv_data = mop -= len;
 			save = mop[0];
 			mop[0] = len;
-			rc = mdb_cursor_put(&mc, &key, &data, flags);
+			rc = mdb_cursor_put(&mc, &key, &data, MDB_CURRENT);
 			mop[0] = save;
 			if (rc || !(mop_len -= len))
 				break;
@@ -6152,7 +6150,7 @@ current:
 			 */
 			if (F_ISSET(flags, MDB_RESERVE))
 				data->mv_data = olddata.mv_data;
-			else if (data->mv_size)
+			else if (!(mc->mc_flags & C_SUB))
 				memcpy(olddata.mv_data, data->mv_data, data->mv_size);
 			else
 				memcpy(NODEKEY(leaf), key->mv_data, key->mv_size);