1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 466002a1fe32..f11edde6432e 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -385,13 +385,14 @@ v9fs_create(struct inode *dir,
                 fid->iounit = iounit;
         } else {
                 err = v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid);
+                newfid = -1;
                 if (err < 0)
                         dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "clunk for mkdir failed: %d\n", err);
         }
 
         /* walk to the newly created file and put the fid in the dentry */
         wfidno = v9fs_get_idpool(&v9ses->fidpool);
-        if (newfid < 0) {
+        if (wfidno < 0) {
                 eprintk(KERN_WARNING, "no free fids available\n");
                 return -ENOSPC;
         }
@@ -408,7 +409,6 @@ v9fs_create(struct inode *dir,
         fcall = NULL;
 
         if (!v9fs_fid_create(file_dentry, v9ses, wfidno, 0)) {
-                v9fs_t_clunk(v9ses, newfid);
                 v9fs_put_idpool(wfidno, &v9ses->fidpool);
 
                 goto CleanUpFid;
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ v9fs_create(struct inode *dir,
             (perm & V9FS_DMDEVICE))
                 return 0;
 
-        result = v9fs_t_stat(v9ses, newfid, &fcall);
+        result = v9fs_t_stat(v9ses, wfidno, &fcall);
         if (result < 0) {
                 dprintk(DEBUG_ERROR, "stat error: %s(%d)\n", FCALL_ERROR(fcall),
                         result);