diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/brec.c b/fs/hfsplus/brec.c
index 808f4d8c859c..ed8eacb34452 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/brec.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/brec.c
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ int hfs_brec_insert(struct hfs_find_data *fd, void *entry, int entry_len)
 	if (!fd->bnode) {
 		if (!tree->root)
 			hfs_btree_inc_height(tree);
-		fd->bnode = hfs_bnode_find(tree, tree->leaf_head);
-		if (IS_ERR(fd->bnode))
-			return PTR_ERR(fd->bnode);
+		node = hfs_bnode_find(tree, tree->leaf_head);
+		if (IS_ERR(node))
+			return PTR_ERR(node);
+		fd->bnode = node;
 		fd->record = -1;
 	}
 	new_node = NULL;