diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index d2b03ceaeb4f..ec4e0d6c829c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -739,17 +739,18 @@ static void nfs_inode_remove_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 	nfs_page_group_lock(req);
 	if (nfs_page_group_sync_on_bit_locked(req, PG_REMOVE)) {
 		struct folio *folio = nfs_page_to_folio(req->wb_head);
-		struct address_space *mapping = folio->mapping;
 
-		spin_lock(&mapping->i_private_lock);
 		if (likely(folio)) {
+			struct address_space *mapping = folio->mapping;
+
+			spin_lock(&mapping->i_private_lock);
 			folio->private = NULL;
 			folio_clear_private(folio);
 			clear_bit(PG_MAPPED, &req->wb_head->wb_flags);
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&mapping->i_private_lock);
+			spin_unlock(&mapping->i_private_lock);
 
-		folio_end_dropbehind(folio);
+			folio_end_dropbehind(folio);
+		}
 	}
 	nfs_page_group_unlock(req);