diff --git a/include/trace/events/cachefiles.h b/include/trace/events/cachefiles.h
index 9a448fe9355dbebaf08148b2f70a29b652a596fc..695bfdbfdcad0d646b6685026eff86feaec79865 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/cachefiles.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/cachefiles.h
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cachefiles_mark_buried,
 			     ),
 
 	    TP_fast_assign(
-		    __entry->obj	= obj->fscache.debug_id;
+		    __entry->obj	= obj ? obj->fscache.debug_id : UINT_MAX;
 		    __entry->de		= de;
 		    __entry->why	= why;
 			   ),