1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index 66df08dd1caf..d398775a3af5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *nfs_do_clone_mount(struct nfs_server *server,
                                            struct nfs_clone_mount *mountdata)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
-        struct vfsmount *mnt = NULL;
+        struct vfsmount *mnt = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
         switch (server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->version) {
                 case 2:
                 case 3: