diff --git a/fs/nfs/fs_context.c b/fs/nfs/fs_context.c
index 09833ec102fc..9bcd53d5c7d4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fs_context.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/fs_context.c
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@ static int nfs_fs_context_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc,
 			return ret;
 		break;
 	case Opt_vers:
+		if (!param->string)
+			goto out_invalid_value;
 		trace_nfs_mount_assign(param->key, param->string);
 		ret = nfs_parse_version_string(fc, param->string);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -696,6 +698,8 @@ static int nfs_fs_context_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc,
 		break;
 
 	case Opt_proto:
+		if (!param->string)
+			goto out_invalid_value;
 		trace_nfs_mount_assign(param->key, param->string);
 		protofamily = AF_INET;
 		switch (lookup_constant(nfs_xprt_protocol_tokens, param->string, -1)) {
@@ -732,6 +736,8 @@ static int nfs_fs_context_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc,
 		break;
 
 	case Opt_mountproto:
+		if (!param->string)
+			goto out_invalid_value;
 		trace_nfs_mount_assign(param->key, param->string);
 		mountfamily = AF_INET;
 		switch (lookup_constant(nfs_xprt_protocol_tokens, param->string, -1)) {