diff --git a/fs/erofs/data.c b/fs/erofs/data.c
index a75c89a9a3d0..19ab9bb3a9a0 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/data.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/data.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int erofs_map_dev(struct super_block *sb, struct erofs_map_dev *map)
 			up_read(&devs->rwsem);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		map->m_bdev = dif->bdev_handle->bdev;
+		map->m_bdev = dif->bdev_handle ? dif->bdev_handle->bdev : NULL;
 		map->m_daxdev = dif->dax_dev;
 		map->m_dax_part_off = dif->dax_part_off;
 		map->m_fscache = dif->fscache;
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ int erofs_map_dev(struct super_block *sb, struct erofs_map_dev *map)
 			if (map->m_pa >= startoff &&
 			    map->m_pa < startoff + length) {
 				map->m_pa -= startoff;
-				map->m_bdev = dif->bdev_handle->bdev;
+				map->m_bdev = dif->bdev_handle ?
+					      dif->bdev_handle->bdev : NULL;
 				map->m_daxdev = dif->dax_dev;
 				map->m_dax_part_off = dif->dax_part_off;
 				map->m_fscache = dif->fscache;