1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
index 0f88bc0b4e6c..7d888d77d59a 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
@@ -165,8 +165,10 @@ static void inotify_free_group_priv(struct fsnotify_group *group)
         /* ideally the idr is empty and we won't hit the BUG in the callback */
         idr_for_each(&group->inotify_data.idr, idr_callback, group);
         idr_destroy(&group->inotify_data.idr);
-        atomic_dec(&group->inotify_data.user->inotify_devs);
-        free_uid(group->inotify_data.user);
+        if (group->inotify_data.user) {
+                atomic_dec(&group->inotify_data.user->inotify_devs);
+                free_uid(group->inotify_data.user);
+        }
 }
 
 static void inotify_free_event(struct fsnotify_event *fsn_event)