diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index de88c8727a52..65f35eeb858b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ static void fuse_kill_sb_blk(struct super_block *sb)
 	struct fuse_mount *fm = get_fuse_mount_super(sb);
 	bool last;
 
-	if (fm) {
+	if (sb->s_root) {
 		last = fuse_mount_remove(fm);
 		if (last)
 			fuse_conn_destroy(fm);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index 092a3a979c68..cc43a773b32e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ static void virtio_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 	bool last;
 
 	/* If mount failed, we can still be called without any fc */
-	if (fm) {
+	if (sb->s_root) {
 		last = fuse_mount_remove(fm);
 		if (last)
 			virtio_fs_conn_destroy(fm);