diff --git a/mm/zsmalloc.c b/mm/zsmalloc.c
index a0ff2da18bee..22217b3205dc 100644
--- a/mm/zsmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/zsmalloc.c
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ static int create_handle_cache(struct zs_pool *pool)
 
 static void destroy_handle_cache(struct zs_pool *pool)
 {
-	kmem_cache_destroy(pool->handle_cachep);
+	if (pool->handle_cachep)
+		kmem_cache_destroy(pool->handle_cachep);
 }
 
 static unsigned long alloc_handle(struct zs_pool *pool)