diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.3-vs0.09.z/kernel/vserver/inode.c linux-2.6.3-vs0.09.zz/kernel/vserver/inode.c
--- linux-2.6.3-vs0.09.z/kernel/vserver/inode.c	2004-02-22 00:09:42.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.3-vs0.09.zz/kernel/vserver/inode.c	2004-02-23 03:02:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ static int __vc_get_iattr(struct inode *
 
 	if (in->i_sb->s_magic == PROC_SUPER_MAGIC) {
 		struct proc_dir_entry *entry = PROC_I(in)->pde;
-
-		// check for specific inodes
-		*flags |= (entry->vx_flags & IATTR_FLAGS);	
-		*mask |= IATTR_FLAGS;
+		
+		if (entry) {
+			// check for specific inodes
+			*flags |= (entry->vx_flags & IATTR_FLAGS);	
+			*mask |= IATTR_FLAGS;
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -119,10 +121,13 @@ static int __vc_set_iattr(struct inode *
 
 	if (*mask & IATTR_FLAGS) {
 		struct proc_dir_entry *entry = PROC_I(in)->pde;
-		unsigned int iflags = entry->vx_flags;
 
-		entry->vx_flags = (iflags & ~(*mask & IATTR_FLAGS))
-			| (*flags & IATTR_FLAGS);
+		if (entry) {
+			unsigned int iflags = entry->vx_flags;
+
+			entry->vx_flags = (iflags & ~(*mask & IATTR_FLAGS))
+				| (*flags & IATTR_FLAGS);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	if (*mask & IATTR_BARRIER)