1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext3/dir.c b/fs/ext3/dir.c
index 373fa90c796a..e2e72c367cf6 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/dir.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static void free_rb_tree_fname(struct rb_root *root)
                         kfree (old);
                 }
                 if (!parent)
-                        root->rb_node = NULL;
+                        *root = RB_ROOT;
                 else if (parent->rb_left == n)
                         parent->rb_left = NULL;
                 else if (parent->rb_right == n)