diff --git a/fs/afs/fsclient.c b/fs/afs/fsclient.c
index 50929cb91732f5adec19706788e6a31aeb8beb03..99f54fc4150585b4912e6c4064f9be125416ea96 100644
--- a/fs/afs/fsclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/fsclient.c
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ static int afs_deliver_fs_fetch_status_vnode(struct afs_call *call)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	_enter("{%x:%u}", vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode);
+	if (vnode)
+		_enter("{%x:%u}", vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode);
 
 	/* unmarshall the reply once we've received all of it */
 	bp = call->buffer;
@@ -2105,7 +2106,8 @@ static int afs_deliver_fs_fetch_status(struct afs_call *call)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	_enter("{%x:%u}", vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode);
+	if (vnode)
+		_enter("{%x:%u}", vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode);
 
 	/* unmarshall the reply once we've received all of it */
 	bp = call->buffer;