diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 24cbe013240f..e3a4cbad9620 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -2249,7 +2249,8 @@ error_out:
 	/* also releases the path */
 	unfix_nodes(&s_ins_balance);
 #ifdef REISERQUOTA_DEBUG
-	reiserfs_debug(th->t_super, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+	if (inode)
+		reiserfs_debug(th->t_super, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 		       "reiserquota insert_item(): freeing %u id=%u type=%c",
 		       quota_bytes, inode->i_uid, head2type(ih));
 #endif