diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index f33fbce86ae0..fe6df701da24 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -902,6 +902,9 @@ static int fuse_read_folio(struct file *file, struct folio *folio)
 	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
 		goto out;
 
+	if (!file)
+		goto out;
+
 	err = fuse_do_readpage(file, page);
 	fuse_invalidate_atime(inode);
  out: