diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index f69a93ba368f6402f743dfee6de4f09811aacef8..18e8eff2b9c62749236dff763698ea3ec2e0323f 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);
 }