diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index 9fff9f3b17e4..4b5762ef7c2b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -992,11 +992,15 @@ int ceph_fill_trace(struct super_block *sb, struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 	if (rinfo->head->is_dentry) {
 		struct inode *dir = req->r_locked_dir;
 
-		err = fill_inode(dir, &rinfo->diri, rinfo->dirfrag,
-				 session, req->r_request_started, -1,
-				 &req->r_caps_reservation);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+		if (dir) {
+			err = fill_inode(dir, &rinfo->diri, rinfo->dirfrag,
+					 session, req->r_request_started, -1,
+					 &req->r_caps_reservation);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+		} else {
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1004,6 +1008,7 @@ int ceph_fill_trace(struct super_block *sb, struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 	 * will have trouble splicing in the virtual snapdir later
 	 */
 	if (rinfo->head->is_dentry && !req->r_aborted &&
+	    req->r_locked_dir &&
 	    (rinfo->head->is_target || strncmp(req->r_dentry->d_name.name,
 					       fsc->mount_options->snapdir_name,
 					       req->r_dentry->d_name.len))) {