diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 0037aea97d39..2946713cb00d 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -2250,7 +2250,8 @@ int reiserfs_insert_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	/* also releases the path */
 	unfix_nodes(&s_ins_balance);
 #ifdef REISERQUOTA_DEBUG
-	reiserfs_debug(th->t_super, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+	if (inode)
+		reiserfs_debug(th->t_super, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 		       "reiserquota insert_item(): freeing %u id=%u type=%c",
 		       quota_bytes, inode->i_uid, head2type(ih));
 #endif