diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
index 397ee623ff1e..ec84fee7ad01 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -403,8 +403,12 @@ static int fanotify_encode_fh(struct fanotify_fh *fh, struct inode *inode,
 	fh->type = type;
 	fh->len = fh_len;
 
-	/* Mix fh into event merge key */
-	*hash ^= fanotify_hash_fh(fh);
+	/*
+	 * Mix fh into event merge key.  Hash might be NULL in case of
+	 * unhashed FID events (i.e. FAN_FS_ERROR).
+	 */
+	if (hash)
+		*hash ^= fanotify_hash_fh(fh);
 
 	return FANOTIFY_FH_HDR_LEN + fh_len;