diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index 81396a092ba8..3c32d5c776e1 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static struct inode *jffs2_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	f = alloc_inode_sb(sb, jffs2_inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!f)
 		return NULL;
+	f->target = NULL;
 	return &f->vfs_inode;
 }