diff --git a/runtime/src/kvspace.c b/runtime/src/kvspace.c
index aa11700..d67938a 100644
--- a/runtime/src/kvspace.c
+++ b/runtime/src/kvspace.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ int kvlangKvSet(kvlangKv_t *k, const kvlangKvPair_t *pairs, int n, char *err, ui
                     ref_put(k, key, &rr);
                     hot_put(k, rest, key, rr.block_id, rr.gen);
                 }
-                if (parent_ok(k) && (is_member || !k->fpar.key)) {
+                if (parent_ok(k)) {
                     size_t seplen = 0;
                     int si = last_dir_sep(key, &seplen);
                     if (si >= 0)