diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSFSControl.cpp b/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSFSControl.cpp
index a67e504bdc..a8921668d0 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSFSControl.cpp
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSFSControl.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ AFSProcessUserFsRequest( IN PIRP Irp)
         pCcb = (AFSCcb *)pIrpSp->FileObject->FsContext2;
 
         if( pFcb == NULL ||
+            pCcb == NULL ||
             pCcb->DirectoryCB == NULL)
         {