diff --git a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
index 7ab3571cc5f9..d60d0c686718 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
@@ -2913,12 +2913,12 @@ int ntfs_attr_open(struct ntfs_inode *ni, const __le32 type,
 	struct ntfs_inode *base_ni;
 	int err;
 
-	ntfs_debug("Entering for inode %lld, attr 0x%x.\n",
-			(unsigned long long)ni->mft_no, type);
-
 	if (!ni || !ni->vol)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	ntfs_debug("Entering for inode %lld, attr 0x%x.\n",
+			ni->mft_no, type);
+
 	if (NInoAttr(ni))
 		base_ni = ni->ext.base_ntfs_ino;
 	else