diff --git a/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c b/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
index e60078460ad1..e75f01879ce1 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ static bool f2fs_lookup_extent_tree(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t pgofs,
 
 	f2fs_bug_on(sbi, !et);
 
+	if (!et)
+		return ret;
+
 	trace_f2fs_lookup_extent_tree_start(inode, pgofs);
 
 	read_lock(&et->lock);