diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
index f600279b0a9e..38f414e803ad 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
@@ -602,6 +602,9 @@ err_out:
 void ksmbd_update_fstate(struct ksmbd_file_table *ft, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 			 unsigned int state)
 {
+	if (!fp)
+		return;
+
 	write_lock(&ft->lock);
 	fp->f_state = state;
 	write_unlock(&ft->lock);