diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index ec32fece5e1e..9285dd4f4b1c 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -755,11 +755,17 @@ static struct inode *hugetlbfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 					umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct resv_map *resv_map;
+	struct resv_map *resv_map = NULL;
 
-	resv_map = resv_map_alloc();
-	if (!resv_map)
-		return NULL;
+	/*
+	 * Reserve maps are only needed for inodes that can have associated
+	 * page allocations.
+	 */
+	if (S_ISREG(mode) || S_ISLNK(mode)) {
+		resv_map = resv_map_alloc();
+		if (!resv_map)
+			return NULL;
+	}
 
 	inode = new_inode(sb);
 	if (inode) {
@@ -794,8 +800,10 @@ static struct inode *hugetlbfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 			break;
 		}
 		lockdep_annotate_inode_mutex_key(inode);
-	} else
-		kref_put(&resv_map->refs, resv_map_release);
+	} else {
+		if (resv_map)
+			kref_put(&resv_map->refs, resv_map_release);
+	}
 
 	return inode;
 }