1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 80ff01bcae3d..d86edc8d3fd0 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -824,7 +824,6 @@ struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                 p9_client_clunk(fid);
                 return ERR_CAST(inode);
         }
-        v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
         /*
          * If we had a rename on the server and a parallel lookup
          * for the new name, then make sure we instantiate with
@@ -833,7 +832,11 @@ struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
          * k/b.
          */
         res = d_materialise_unique(dentry, inode);
-        if (IS_ERR(res))
+        if (!res)
+                v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+        else if (!IS_ERR(res))
+                v9fs_fid_add(res, fid);
+        else
                 p9_client_clunk(fid);
         return res;
 }