diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index cb270651c613e76d82cc11b0bb5662dc2b800fc5..900e515bbdf672ae50ab981c16e5f00d708238d6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -978,10 +978,10 @@ static void set_rgrp_preferences(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		rgd->rd_flags |= GFS2_RDF_PREFERRED;
 		for (i = 0; i < sdp->sd_journals; i++) {
 			rgd = gfs2_rgrpd_get_next(rgd);
-			if (rgd == first)
+			if (!rgd || rgd == first)
 				break;
 		}
-	} while (rgd != first);
+	} while (rgd && rgd != first);
 }
 
 /**