void netfs_put_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, bool was_async,
                       enum netfs_rreq_ref_trace what)
 {
-       unsigned int debug_id = rreq->debug_id;
+       unsigned int debug_id;
        bool dead;
        int r;
 
-       dead = __refcount_dec_and_test(&rreq->ref, &r);
-       trace_netfs_rreq_ref(debug_id, r - 1, what);
-       if (dead) {
-               if (was_async) {
-                       rreq->work.func = netfs_free_request;
-                       if (!queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rreq->work))
-                               BUG();
-               } else {
-                       netfs_free_request(&rreq->work);
+       if (rreq) {
+               debug_id = rreq->debug_id;
+               dead = __refcount_dec_and_test(&rreq->ref, &r);
+               trace_netfs_rreq_ref(debug_id, r - 1, what);
+               if (dead) {
+                       if (was_async) {
+                               rreq->work.func = netfs_free_request;
+                               if (!queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rreq->work))
+                                       BUG();
+                       } else {
+                               netfs_free_request(&rreq->work);
+                       }
                }
        }
 }