diff --git a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
index e22de8397b74..d32ee9412cb9 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static void jffs2_free_tmp_dnode_info_list(struct rb_root *list)
 			else BUG();
 		}
 	}
-	list->rb_node = NULL;
+	*list = RB_ROOT;
 }
 
 static void jffs2_free_full_dirent_list(struct jffs2_full_dirent *fd)