diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
index 80f25c62c2b..cf0f370bcbe 100644
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
@@ -2852,6 +2852,11 @@ bool DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::CanUpdateToWalletDescriptor(const WalletDescript
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (!descriptor.descriptor->IsRange()) {
+        // Skip range check for non-range descriptors
+        return true;
+    }
+
     if (descriptor.range_start > m_wallet_descriptor.range_start ||
         descriptor.range_end < m_wallet_descriptor.range_end) {
         // Use inclusive range for error
diff --git a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
index c0a7b330c65..55aea55785d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,27 @@ static void AddKey(CWallet& wallet, const CKey& key)
     assert(spk_manager);
 }
 
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(update_non_range_descriptor, TestingSetup)
+{
+    CWallet wallet(m_node.chain.get(), "", CreateMockableWalletDatabase());
+    {
+        LOCK(wallet.cs_wallet);
+        wallet.SetWalletFlag(WALLET_FLAG_DESCRIPTORS);
+        auto key{GenerateRandomKey()};
+        auto desc_str{"combo(" + EncodeSecret(key) + ")"};
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+        {
+            FlatSigningProvider provider;
+            std::string error;
+            auto descs{Parse(desc_str, provider, error, /* require_checksum=*/ false)};
+            auto& desc{descs.at(0)};
+            WalletDescriptor w_desc{std::move(desc), 0, 0, 0, 0};
+            auto spk_manager{*Assert(wallet.AddWalletDescriptor(w_desc, provider, "", false))};
+            assert(spk_manager);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(scan_for_wallet_transactions, TestChain100Setup)
 {
     // Cap last block file size, and mine new block in a new block file.