diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
index 93a217e4f563..14658b009f1b 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static struct dentry *pstore_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 static void pstore_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&pstore_sb_lock);
-	WARN_ON(pstore_sb != sb);
+	WARN_ON(pstore_sb && pstore_sb != sb);
 
 	kill_litter_super(sb);
 	pstore_sb = NULL;