MDB_env *env = txn->mt_env;
        unsigned int i;
        uint16_t x;
-       int rc;
+       int rc, new_notls = 0;
 
        /* Setup db info */
        txn->mt_numdbs = env->me_numdbs;
                                env->me_numreaders = env->me_txns->mti_numreaders;
                                UNLOCK_MUTEX_R(env);
                                r = &env->me_txns->mti_readers[i];
-                               if (!(env->me_flags & MDB_NOTLS) &&
-                                       (rc = pthread_setspecific(env->me_txkey, r)) != 0) {
-                                       env->me_txns->mti_readers[i].mr_pid = 0;
+                               new_notls = (env->me_flags & MDB_NOTLS);
+                               if (!new_notls && (rc=pthread_setspecific(env->me_txkey, r))) {
+                                       r->mr_pid = 0;
                                        return rc;
                                }
                        }
 
        if (env->me_maxpg < txn->mt_next_pgno) {
                mdb_txn_reset0(txn);
+               if (new_notls) {
+                       txn->mt_u.reader->mr_pid = 0;
+                       txn->mt_u.reader = NULL;
+               }
                return MDB_MAP_RESIZED;
        }
 
                ptr += wres;
        }
 #endif
-       mdb_txn_abort(txn);
 
 leave:
+       mdb_txn_abort(txn);
        if (newfd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
                close(newfd);