1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index fe624c91bd00..2878f97bd78d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ pnfs_find_alloc_layout(struct inode *ino,
         if (likely(nfsi->layout == NULL)) {     /* Won the race? */
                 nfsi->layout = new;
                 return new;
-        }
-        pnfs_free_layout_hdr(new);
+        } else if (new != NULL)
+                pnfs_free_layout_hdr(new);
 out_existing:
         pnfs_get_layout_hdr(nfsi->layout);
         return nfsi->layout;