diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tests/btrfs-tests.c b/fs/btrfs/tests/btrfs-tests.c
index b5e80563efaa..99fe9bf3fdac 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tests/btrfs-tests.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tests/btrfs-tests.c
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ static struct file_system_type test_type = {
 
 struct inode *btrfs_new_test_inode(void)
 {
-	return new_inode(test_mnt->mnt_sb);
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	inode = new_inode(test_mnt->mnt_sb);
+	if (inode)
+		inode_init_owner(inode, NULL, S_IFREG);
+
+	return inode;
 }
 
 static int btrfs_init_test_fs(void)