diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 55ebae5c7f39..2de9f636792a 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_begin_finfo(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
 	nilfs_segctor_map_segsum_entry(
 		sci, &sci->sc_binfo_ptr, sizeof(struct nilfs_finfo));
 
-	if (inode->i_sb && !test_bit(NILFS_SC_HAVE_DELTA, &sci->sc_flags))
+	if (NILFS_I(inode)->i_root &&
+	    !test_bit(NILFS_SC_HAVE_DELTA, &sci->sc_flags))
 		set_bit(NILFS_SC_HAVE_DELTA, &sci->sc_flags);
 	/* skip finfo */
 }