diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index f8a355e1196f..92d321dd8944 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -4580,7 +4580,8 @@ xfs_bmapi_convert_delalloc(
 	if (!isnullstartblock(bma.got.br_startblock)) {
 		xfs_bmbt_to_iomap(ip, iomap, &bma.got, 0, flags,
 				xfs_iomap_inode_sequence(ip, flags));
-		*seq = READ_ONCE(ifp->if_seq);
+		if (seq)
+			*seq = READ_ONCE(ifp->if_seq);
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 	}
 
@@ -4626,7 +4627,8 @@ xfs_bmapi_convert_delalloc(
 	ASSERT(!isnullstartblock(bma.got.br_startblock));
 	xfs_bmbt_to_iomap(ip, iomap, &bma.got, 0, flags,
 				xfs_iomap_inode_sequence(ip, flags));
-	*seq = READ_ONCE(ifp->if_seq);
+	if (seq)
+		*seq = READ_ONCE(ifp->if_seq);
 
 	if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
 		xfs_refcount_alloc_cow_extent(tp, bma.blkno, bma.length);