diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index a2f43f1a85f8..f1ccc0cdc324 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -1234,6 +1234,7 @@ static int hugetlbfs_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *par
 {
 	struct hugetlbfs_fs_context *ctx = fc->fs_private;
 	struct fs_parse_result result;
+	struct hstate *h;
 	char *rest;
 	unsigned long ps;
 	int opt;
@@ -1278,11 +1279,12 @@ static int hugetlbfs_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *par
 
 	case Opt_pagesize:
 		ps = memparse(param->string, &rest);
-		ctx->hstate = size_to_hstate(ps);
-		if (!ctx->hstate) {
+		h = size_to_hstate(ps);
+		if (!h) {
 			pr_err("Unsupported page size %lu MB\n", ps >> 20);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+		ctx->hstate = h;
 		return 0;
 
 	case Opt_min_size: