diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
index 8c50c238577a..2cd2406b4140 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
@@ -1873,12 +1873,16 @@ static int o2net_accept_one(struct socket *sock)
 
 	if (o2nm_this_node() >= node->nd_num) {
 		local_node = o2nm_get_node_by_num(o2nm_this_node());
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "o2net: Unexpected connect attempt seen "
-		       "at node '%s' (%u, %pI4:%d) from node '%s' (%u, "
-		       "%pI4:%d)\n", local_node->nd_name, local_node->nd_num,
-		       &(local_node->nd_ipv4_address),
-		       ntohs(local_node->nd_ipv4_port), node->nd_name,
-		       node->nd_num, &sin.sin_addr.s_addr, ntohs(sin.sin_port));
+		if (local_node)
+			printk(KERN_NOTICE "o2net: Unexpected connect attempt "
+					"seen at node '%s' (%u, %pI4:%d) from "
+					"node '%s' (%u, %pI4:%d)\n",
+					local_node->nd_name, local_node->nd_num,
+					&(local_node->nd_ipv4_address),
+					ntohs(local_node->nd_ipv4_port),
+					node->nd_name,
+					node->nd_num, &sin.sin_addr.s_addr,
+					ntohs(sin.sin_port));
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}