diff --git a/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go b/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
index 4c357226b..5f0d7fd4b 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ func (hd *HeaderDownload) invalidateAnchor(anchor *Anchor, reason string) {
 	log.Debug("Invalidating anchor", "height", anchor.blockHeight, "hash", anchor.parentHash, "reason", reason)
 	hd.removeAnchor(anchor)
 	for child := anchor.fLink; child != nil; child, child.next = child.next, nil {
+		hd.removeUpwards(child)
 	}
-	hd.removeUpwards(anchor.fLink)
 }
 
 func (hd *HeaderDownload) RequestMoreHeaders(currentTime uint64) (*HeaderRequest, []PenaltyItem) {