diff --git a/fs/fscache/cache.c b/fs/fscache/cache.c
index d645f8b302a2..9397ed39b0b4 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cache.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cache.c
@@ -179,13 +179,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_acquire_cache);
 void fscache_put_cache(struct fscache_cache *cache,
 		       enum fscache_cache_trace where)
 {
-	unsigned int debug_id = cache->debug_id;
+	unsigned int debug_id;
 	bool zero;
 	int ref;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(cache))
 		return;
 
+	debug_id = cache->debug_id;
 	zero = __refcount_dec_and_test(&cache->ref, &ref);
 	trace_fscache_cache(debug_id, ref - 1, where);