diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index 930e3d388579..699a560efbb0 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ void ocfs2_recovery_exit(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	/* At this point, we know that no more recovery threads can be
 	 * launched, so wait for any recovery completion work to
 	 * complete. */
-	flush_workqueue(osb->ocfs2_wq);
+	if (osb->ocfs2_wq)
+		flush_workqueue(osb->ocfs2_wq);
 
 	/*
 	 * Now that recovery is shut down, and the osb is about to be
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
index 158e5af767fd..720e9f94957e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ void ocfs2_shutdown_local_alloc(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc = NULL;
 
 	cancel_delayed_work(&osb->la_enable_wq);
-	flush_workqueue(osb->ocfs2_wq);
+	if (osb->ocfs2_wq)
+		flush_workqueue(osb->ocfs2_wq);
 
 	if (osb->local_alloc_state == OCFS2_LA_UNUSED)
 		goto out;