diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_xattr.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_xattr.h
index fea1a8e..cdedc01 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_xattr.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_xattr.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 	if ((REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags & i_has_xattr_dir) == 0) {
 		nblocks += JOURNAL_BLOCKS_PER_OBJECT(inode->i_sb);
-		if (REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->xattr_root == NULL)
+		if (!REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->xattr_root->d_inode)
 			nblocks += JOURNAL_BLOCKS_PER_OBJECT(inode->i_sb);
 	}