diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 3c68e6aee2f0..c8222bfe1e56 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -929,7 +929,8 @@ again:
 		statret = __ceph_do_getattr(inode, page,
 					    CEPH_STAT_CAP_INLINE_DATA, !!page);
 		if (statret < 0) {
-			 __free_page(page);
+			if (page)
+				__free_page(page);
 			if (statret == -ENODATA) {
 				BUG_ON(retry_op != READ_INLINE);
 				goto again;