diff --git a/fs/squashfs/file.c b/fs/squashfs/file.c
index f0afd4d6fd30..8ba8c4c50770 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/file.c
@@ -506,8 +506,9 @@ static int squashfs_readahead_fragment(struct page **page,
 		squashfs_i(inode)->fragment_size);
 	struct squashfs_sb_info *msblk = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	unsigned int n, mask = (1 << (msblk->block_log - PAGE_SHIFT)) - 1;
+	int error = buffer->error;
 
-	if (buffer->error)
+	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
 	expected += squashfs_i(inode)->fragment_offset;
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ static int squashfs_readahead_fragment(struct page **page,
 
 out:
 	squashfs_cache_put(buffer);
-	return buffer->error;
+	return error;
 }
 
 static void squashfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl)