diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BPlusTree.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BPlusTree.cpp
index 2c87496da0..e8c0214456 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BPlusTree.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BPlusTree.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ CachedNode::SetToWritableHeader(Transaction& transaction)
 		transaction.AddListener(fTree);
 		fTree->fInTransaction = true;
 
-		if (!transaction.GetVolume()->IsInitializing()) {
+		if (!transaction.GetVolume()->IsInitializing()
+				&& fTree->fStream != transaction.GetVolume()->IndicesNode()) {
 			acquire_vnode(transaction.GetVolume()->FSVolume(),
 				fTree->fStream->ID());
 		}
@@ -981,7 +982,7 @@ BPlusTree::RemovedFromTransaction()
 {
 	fInTransaction = false;
 
-	if (!fStream->GetVolume()->IsInitializing())
+	if (!fStream->GetVolume()->IsInitializing() && fStream != fStream->GetVolume()->IndicesNode())
 		put_vnode(fStream->GetVolume()->FSVolume(), fStream->ID());
 }