diff --git a/fs/cifs/dfs_cache.c b/fs/cifs/dfs_cache.c
index 6ee849698962..7b6db272fd0b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dfs_cache.c
@@ -1317,7 +1317,8 @@ void dfs_cache_del_vol(const char *fullpath)
 	vi = find_vol(fullpath);
 	spin_unlock(&vol_list_lock);
 
-	kref_put(&vi->refcnt, vol_release);
+	if (!IS_ERR(vi))
+		kref_put(&vi->refcnt, vol_release);
 }
 
 /**