diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 4690a360c85587ed85a76db68ab4c5afed4f998e..a8797cc60805e4b732a4f1557f8590f353073455 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -763,6 +763,9 @@ cifs_set_file_info(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attrs, int xid,
 	struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
 	FILE_BASIC_INFO	info_buf;
 
+	if (attrs == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME) {
 		set_time = true;
 		info_buf.LastAccessTime =