diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.c
index 0046bdd..bf2a956 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.c
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@
 	if ((count = bulkreq.icount) <= 0)
 		return -XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 
+	if (bulkreq.ubuffer == NULL)
+		return -XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
+
 	if (cmd == XFS_IOC_FSINUMBERS)
 		error = xfs_inumbers(mp, &inlast, &count,
 				bulkreq.ubuffer, xfs_inumbers_fmt_compat);