1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 82a7c38ddad0..691c78f58bef 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
                 if (IS_ERR(inode_fid)) {
                         err = PTR_ERR(inode_fid);
                         mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
-                        goto error;
+                        goto err_clunk_old_fid;
                 }
                 v9inode->writeback_fid = (void *) inode_fid;
         }
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
         /* Since we are opening a file, assign the open fid to the file */
         filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, dentry, generic_file_open);
         if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
-                p9_client_clunk(ofid);
-                return PTR_ERR(filp);
+                err = PTR_ERR(filp);
+                goto err_clunk_old_fid;
         }
         filp->private_data = ofid;
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
@@ -278,10 +278,11 @@ v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
         return 0;
 
 error:
-        if (ofid)
-                p9_client_clunk(ofid);
         if (fid)
                 p9_client_clunk(fid);
+err_clunk_old_fid:
+        if (ofid)
+                p9_client_clunk(ofid);
         return err;
 }