diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index a67cbe42746d..90700df65f0d 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -5678,6 +5678,8 @@ static int do_statmount(struct kstatmount *s, u64 mnt_id, u64 mnt_ns_id,
 
 		s->mnt = mnt_file->f_path.mnt;
 		ns = real_mount(s->mnt)->mnt_ns;
+		if (IS_ERR(ns))
+			return PTR_ERR(ns);
 		if (!ns)
 			/*
 			 * We can't set mount point and mnt_ns_id since we don't have a