diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index eb7eb6c27bc..2dbf23e82c6 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1976,9 +1976,10 @@ static int journal_init_jbd2_journal_head_cache(void)
 
 static void jbd2_journal_destroy_jbd2_journal_head_cache(void)
 {
-	J_ASSERT(jbd2_journal_head_cache != NULL);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(jbd2_journal_head_cache);
-	jbd2_journal_head_cache = NULL;
+	if (jbd2_journal_head_cache) {
+		kmem_cache_destroy(jbd2_journal_head_cache);
+		jbd2_journal_head_cache = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 /*