I also have this problem too from time to time. For me, this error only occurred when caching was turned on in Global Preferences. I had "K2 Categories" set as the menu item type of my homepage, so the RSS feed would syndicate there. However, I didn't want any articles showing up, so I turned off the "Component" area on the homepage using RocketTheme's Gantry Framework.
Would love to know if there is a fix for this.