diff --git a/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c b/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
index aff6c2ed1c02..d5a861bf2b42 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static struct extent_node *__insert_extent_tree(struct inode *inode,
 				struct rb_node *insert_parent)
 {
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
-	struct rb_node **p = &et->root.rb_node;
+	struct rb_node **p;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
 	struct extent_node *en = NULL;