* ct_restore().
         */
        if (op_data->op_bias & MDS_CREATE_VOLATILE &&
-           (int)op_data->op_mds != -1 && lsm) {
+           (int)op_data->op_mds != -1) {
                int i;
 
                tgt = lmv_get_target(lmv, op_data->op_mds, NULL);
                if (IS_ERR(tgt))
                        return tgt;
 
-               /* refill the right parent fid */
-               for (i = 0; i < lsm->lsm_md_stripe_count; i++) {
-                       struct lmv_oinfo *oinfo;
+               if (lsm) {
+                       /* refill the right parent fid */
+                       for (i = 0; i < lsm->lsm_md_stripe_count; i++) {
+                               struct lmv_oinfo *oinfo;
 
-                       oinfo = &lsm->lsm_md_oinfo[i];
-                       if (oinfo->lmo_mds == op_data->op_mds) {
-                               *fid = oinfo->lmo_fid;
-                               break;
+                               oinfo = &lsm->lsm_md_oinfo[i];
+                               if (oinfo->lmo_mds == op_data->op_mds) {
+                                       *fid = oinfo->lmo_fid;
+                                       break;
+                               }
                        }
-               }
 
-               /* Hmm, can not find the stripe by mdt_index(op_mds) */
-               if (i == lsm->lsm_md_stripe_count)
-                       tgt = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+                       if (i == lsm->lsm_md_stripe_count)
+                               *fid = lsm->lsm_md_oinfo[0].lmo_fid;
+               }
 
                return tgt;
        }