diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/tlb-pteaex.c b/arch/sh/mm/tlb-pteaex.c
index 9aabd313cededbae5f256b0fa13ce8c7a3a79f7f..409b7c2b4b9d9485082f714150aa2db85e0f351f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/tlb-pteaex.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/tlb-pteaex.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void __update_tlb(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address, pte_t pte)
 	/*
 	 * Handle debugger faulting in for debugee.
 	 */
-	if (current->active_mm != vma->vm_mm)
+	if (vma && current->active_mm != vma->vm_mm)
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/tlb-sh3.c b/arch/sh/mm/tlb-sh3.c
index 425f1f23cf9371f333d810bdb1801e1f2e1b52d0..ace8e6d2f59d05830cf12b76a2fcd2b269cad560 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/tlb-sh3.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/tlb-sh3.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void __update_tlb(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address, pte_t pte)
 	/*
 	 * Handle debugger faulting in for debugee.
 	 */
-	if (current->active_mm != vma->vm_mm)
+	if (vma && current->active_mm != vma->vm_mm)
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/tlb-sh4.c b/arch/sh/mm/tlb-sh4.c
index 81199f1e594517f3721fb96f5ae9b0c74a8f4dd9..7d3c63e707a5b5109c803d8a5746ac653570626c 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/tlb-sh4.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/tlb-sh4.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void __update_tlb(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address, pte_t pte)
 	/*
 	 * Handle debugger faulting in for debugee.
 	 */
-	if (current->active_mm != vma->vm_mm)
+	if (vma && current->active_mm != vma->vm_mm)
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);