diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 12e9a71c693d..ab2fced29546 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -2913,6 +2913,9 @@ static bool
 drop_buffers(struct folio *folio, struct buffer_head **buffers_to_free)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *head = folio_buffers(folio);
+	if(!head)
+		return false;
+
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 
 	bh = head;