diff --git a/fs/afs/dir_edit.c b/fs/afs/dir_edit.c
index f0eddccbdd95..e2fa577b66fe 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir_edit.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir_edit.c
@@ -115,11 +115,12 @@ static struct folio *afs_dir_get_folio(struct afs_vnode *vnode, pgoff_t index)
 	folio = __filemap_get_folio(mapping, index,
 				    FGP_LOCK | FGP_ACCESSED | FGP_CREAT,
 				    mapping->gfp_mask);
-	if (IS_ERR(folio))
+	if (IS_ERR(folio)) {
 		clear_bit(AFS_VNODE_DIR_VALID, &vnode->flags);
-	else if (folio && !folio_test_private(folio))
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (!folio_test_private(folio))
 		folio_attach_private(folio, (void *)1);
-
 	return folio;
 }