1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 8ddc1021c79a..35a36d39fa2c 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -729,6 +729,9 @@ int sysfs_create_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
         else
                 parent_sd = &sysfs_root;
 
+        if (!parent_sd)
+                return -ENOENT;
+
         if (sysfs_ns_type(parent_sd))
                 ns = kobj->ktype->namespace(kobj);
         type = sysfs_read_ns_type(kobj);