diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index 5e216749bd96632c96391593a538985d03ff85d0..2b0f24cb7d5411874b41a059c2f1383e38a7688d 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ static void devpts_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct pts_fs_info *fsi = DEVPTS_SB(sb);
 
-	ida_destroy(&fsi->allocated_ptys);
+	if (fsi)
+		ida_destroy(&fsi->allocated_ptys);
 	kfree(fsi);
 	kill_litter_super(sb);
 }