diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 842a4ed4052d..98959b87cdf8 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ struct file *hugetlb_zero_setup(size_t size)
 	char buf[16];
 	static atomic_t counter;
 
+	if (!hugetlbfs_vfsmount)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
 	if (!can_do_hugetlb_shm())
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);