diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
index f88f752babd9c4e2e1054fde3dd7306ec6e457fe..adae3fb7451aa52670d07fdf34381defe133e73a 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int vfat_revalidate_shortname(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 static int vfat_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
 	/* This is not negative dentry. Always valid. */
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int vfat_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 static int vfat_revalidate_ci(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
 	/*