diff --git a/fs/jbd/journal.c b/fs/jbd/journal.c
index b99c3b3654c49ee33f86bc8883319a55f11a9711..15ea16ad8662490fc3f2ccf620266f44af145d33 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/journal.c
@@ -1636,9 +1636,10 @@ static int journal_init_journal_head_cache(void)
 
 static void journal_destroy_journal_head_cache(void)
 {
-	J_ASSERT(journal_head_cache != NULL);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(journal_head_cache);
-	journal_head_cache = NULL;
+	if (journal_head_cache) {
+		kmem_cache_destroy(journal_head_cache);
+		journal_head_cache = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 /*