diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 5189b5a..9876fa0 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -1362,9 +1362,11 @@
 error_just_free:
 	up_write(&nommu_region_sem);
 error:
-	fput(region->vm_file);
+	if (region->vm_file)
+		fput(region->vm_file);
 	kmem_cache_free(vm_region_jar, region);
-	fput(vma->vm_file);
+	if (vma->vm_file)
+		fput(vma->vm_file);
 	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXECUTABLE)
 		removed_exe_file_vma(vma->vm_mm);
 	kmem_cache_free(vm_area_cachep, vma);