diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index aede1be4dc0cd..4545f885c41ef 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static void jffs2_i_init_once(void *foo)
 	struct jffs2_inode_info *f = foo;
 
 	mutex_init(&f->sem);
+	f->target = NULL;
 	inode_init_once(&f->vfs_inode);
 }