diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index 4b3f0fcdeab57160804d8a8170db198edd6c5adb..d433d0899a1a4ae9a60ea29964f2b4b8bdd5e078 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ 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);
 }