diff --git a/fs/fuse/dax.c b/fs/fuse/dax.c
index 713818d74de6..8057fbf5576c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dax.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dax.c
@@ -1327,11 +1327,19 @@ static const struct address_space_operations fuse_dax_file_aops  = {
 	.invalidatepage	= noop_invalidatepage,
 };
 
-void fuse_dax_inode_init(struct inode *inode)
+static bool fuse_should_enable_dax(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 
 	if (!fc->dax)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void fuse_dax_inode_init(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	if (!fuse_should_enable_dax(inode))
 		return;
 
 	inode->i_flags |= S_DAX;