diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/sysfile.c b/fs/ocfs2/sysfile.c
index d53a6cc866be..f443479f7d3e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/sysfile.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/sysfile.c
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ static struct inode * _ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		inode = NULL;
 		goto bail;
 	}
+
+	if(is_bad_inode(inode)) {
+		iput(inode);
+		inode = NULL;
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 	if (type == LOCAL_USER_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE ||
 	    type == LOCAL_GROUP_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE ||