diff --git a/src/util/psbt/map/global.rs b/src/util/psbt/map/global.rs
index e55775ff..15e9c945 100644
--- a/src/util/psbt/map/global.rs
+++ b/src/util/psbt/map/global.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::collections::btree_map::Entry;
 use std::io::{self, Cursor, Read};
-use std::cmp::{self, Ordering};
+use std::cmp;
 
 use blockdata::transaction::Transaction;
 use consensus::{encode, Encodable, Decodable};
@@ -169,42 +169,34 @@ impl Map for Global {
                 },
                 Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => {
                     // Here in case of the conflict we select the version with algorithm:
-                    // 1) if fingerprints are equal but derivations are not, we report an error; otherwise
-                    // 2) choose longest unhardened derivation; if equal
-                    // 3) choose longest derivation; if equal
-                    // 4) choose the largest derivation using binary ordering; if equal
-                    // 5) check that fingerprints are equal, otherwise fail;
-                    // 6) if fingerprints are also equal we do nothing
-                    let (fingerprint2, len2, normal_len2, deriv_cmp) = {
-                        // weird scope needed for rustc 1.29 borrow checker
-                        let (fp, deriv) = entry.get().clone();
-                        (
-                            fp,
-                            deriv.len(),
-                            deriv.into_iter().rposition(ChildNumber::is_normal),
-                            derivation1.cmp(&deriv)
-                        )
-                    };
-                    let len1 = derivation1.len();
-                    let normal_len1 = derivation1.into_iter().rposition(ChildNumber::is_normal);
-                    match (normal_len1.cmp(&normal_len2), len1.cmp(&len2), deriv_cmp, fingerprint1.cmp(&fingerprint2)) {
-                        (Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Equal) => {},
-                        (Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Equal, _) => {
-                            return Err(psbt::Error::MergeConflict(format!(
-                                "global xpub {} has inconsistent key sources", xpub
-                            ).to_owned()));
-                        }
-                        (Ordering::Greater, ..)
-                        | (Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Greater, ..)
-                        | (Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Greater, _) => {
-                            entry.insert((fingerprint1, derivation1));
-                        },
-                        (Ordering::Less, ..)
-                        | (Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Less, ..)
-                        | (Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Equal, Ordering::Less, _) => {
-                            // do nothing here: we already own the proper data
-                        }
+                    // 1) if everything is equal we do nothing
+                    // 2) report an error if
+                    //    - derivation paths are equal and fingerprints are not
+                    //    - derivation paths are of the same length, but not equal
+                    //    - derivation paths has different length, but the shorter one
+                    //      is not the strict suffix of the longer one
+                    // 3) choose longest derivation otherwise
+
+                    let (fingerprint2, derivation2) = entry.get().clone();
+
+                    if derivation1 == derivation2 && fingerprint1 == fingerprint2
+                    {
+                        continue
                     }
+                    else if
+                        derivation1.len() < derivation2.len() &&
+                        derivation1[..] == derivation2[derivation2.len() - derivation1.len()..]
+                    {
+                        continue
+                    }
+                    else if derivation2[..] == derivation1[derivation1.len() - derivation2.len()..]
+                    {
+                        entry.insert((fingerprint1, derivation1));
+                        continue
+                    }
+                    return Err(psbt::Error::MergeConflict(format!(
+                        "global xpub {} has inconsistent key sources", xpub
+                    ).to_owned()));
                 }
             }
         }