diff --git a/dist/am-utils/amd/amfs_generic.c b/dist/am-utils/amd/amfs_generic.c
index 166b48ac827e..d7239ae65402 100644
--- a/dist/am-utils/amd/amfs_generic.c
+++ b/dist/am-utils/amd/amfs_generic.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: amfs_generic.c,v 1.5 2006/04/05 14:59:29 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: amfs_generic.c,v 1.6 2007/04/04 21:40:48 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1997-2005 Erez Zadok
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ amfs_generic_mount_child(am_node *new_mp, int *error_return)
     new_mp->am_transp = (SVCXPRT *) xmalloc(sizeof(SVCXPRT));
     *(new_mp->am_transp) = *current_transp;
   }
-  if (error && (new_mp->am_mnt->mf_ops == &amfs_error_ops))
+  if (error && new_mp->am_mnt && (new_mp->am_mnt->mf_ops == &amfs_error_ops))
     new_mp->am_error = error;
 
   if (new_mp->am_error > 0)