diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 34af1fe..7e199fa 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -493,7 +493,13 @@
 	if (shmflg & SHM_HUGETLB) {
 		struct hstate *hs = hstate_sizelog((shmflg >> SHM_HUGE_SHIFT)
 						& SHM_HUGE_MASK);
-		size_t hugesize = ALIGN(size, huge_page_size(hs));
+		size_t hugesize;
+
+		if (!hs) {
+			error = -EINVAL;
+			goto no_file;
+		}
+		hugesize = ALIGN(size, huge_page_size(hs));
 
 		/* hugetlb_file_setup applies strict accounting */
 		if (shmflg & SHM_NORESERVE)