diff --git a/fs/afs/volume.c b/fs/afs/volume.c
index 9ae5c8ad2e04..4f79d25ec37f 100644
--- a/fs/afs/volume.c
+++ b/fs/afs/volume.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static struct afs_volume *afs_insert_volume_into_cell(struct afs_cell *cell,
 				goto found;
 			}
 
-			set_bit(AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE, &volume->flags);
+			set_bit(AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE, &p->flags);
 			rb_replace_node_rcu(&p->cell_node, &volume->cell_node, &cell->volumes);
 		}
 	}