--- y/fs/mpage.c
+++ x/fs/mpage.c
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ static void map_buffer_to_folio(struct f
 			return;
 		}
 		create_empty_buffers(&folio->page, i_blocksize(inode), 0);
+		head = folio_buffers(folio);
+		if (!head)
+			return;
 	}
 
 	page_bh = head;