diff --git a/src/util/metadata/side_metadata/global.rs b/src/util/metadata/side_metadata/global.rs
index 250a79420c..2a64b33848 100644
--- a/src/util/metadata/side_metadata/global.rs
+++ b/src/util/metadata/side_metadata/global.rs
@@ -1066,6 +1066,8 @@ impl SideMetadataSpec {
         let end_addr = data_addr;
 
         // Then figure out the start and end metadata address and bits.
+        // The start bit may not be accurate, as we map any address in the region to the same bit.
+        // We will filter the result at the end to make sure the found address is in the search range.
         let start_meta_addr = address_to_contiguous_meta_address(self, start_addr);
         let start_meta_shift = meta_byte_lshift(self, start_addr);
         let end_meta_addr = address_to_contiguous_meta_address(self, end_addr);
@@ -1120,7 +1122,12 @@ impl SideMetadataSpec {
             &mut visitor,
         );
 
+        // We have to filter the result. We search between [start_addr, end_addr). But we actually
+        // search with metadata bits. It is possible the metadata bit for start_addr is the same bit
+        // as an address that is before start_addr. E.g. 0x2010f026360 and 0x2010f026361 are mapped
+        // to the same bit, 0x2010f026361 is the start address and 0x2010f026360 is outside the search range.
         res.map(|addr| addr.align_down(1 << self.log_bytes_in_region))
+            .filter(|addr| *addr >= start_addr && *addr < end_addr)
     }
 
     /// Search for data addresses that have non zero values in the side metadata.  This method is