diff --git a/mm/readahead.c b/mm/readahead.c
index 58f5a3bb2b075..4fb71a4bb085c 100644
--- a/mm/readahead.c
+++ b/mm/readahead.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int __do_page_cache_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file *filp,
 	gfp_t gfp_mask = readahead_gfp_mask(mapping);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AMLOGIC_CMA
-	if (filp->f_mode & (FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_WRITE_IOCTL))
+	if (filp && (filp->f_mode & (FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_WRITE_IOCTL)))
 		gfp_mask |= __GFP_WRITE;
 #endif /* CONFIG_AMLOGIC_CMA */