diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index f60dee7faf03..87bdf0f4cba1 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static void jffs2_put_super (struct super_block *sb)
 static void jffs2_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct jffs2_sb_info *c = JFFS2_SB_INFO(sb);
-	if (!sb_rdonly(sb))
+	if (c && !sb_rdonly(sb))
 		jffs2_stop_garbage_collect_thread(c);
 	kill_mtd_super(sb);
 	kfree(c);