diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
index eba7e3fe769c..f6df6ef1b0fb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ static void dma_buf_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct dma_buf *dmabuf;
 
 	dmabuf = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	if (unlikely(!dmabuf))
+		return;
 
 	BUG_ON(dmabuf->vmapping_counter);