diff --git a/fs/ceph/debugfs.c b/fs/ceph/debugfs.c
index 360c4f22718d..6fd8b20a8611 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/debugfs.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/debugfs.c
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ static int mdsc_show(struct seq_file *s, void *p)
 		} else if (req->r_dentry) {
 			path = ceph_mdsc_build_path(req->r_dentry, &pathlen,
 						    &pathbase, 0);
+			if (IS_ERR(path))
+				path = NULL;
 			spin_lock(&req->r_dentry->d_lock);
 			seq_printf(s, " #%llx/%.*s (%s)",
 				   ceph_ino(req->r_dentry->d_parent->d_inode),
@@ -187,6 +189,8 @@ static int mdsc_show(struct seq_file *s, void *p)
 		if (req->r_old_dentry) {
 			path = ceph_mdsc_build_path(req->r_old_dentry, &pathlen,
 						    &pathbase, 0);
+			if (IS_ERR(path))
+				path = NULL;
 			spin_lock(&req->r_old_dentry->d_lock);
 			seq_printf(s, " #%llx/%.*s (%s)",
 			   ceph_ino(req->r_old_dentry->d_parent->d_inode),