P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
                goto error;
        }
-       d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
        err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
        if (err < 0)
                goto error;
-
+       d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
        return ofid;
-
 error:
        if (ofid)
                p9_client_clunk(ofid);
 
                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
                goto error;
        }
-       d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
        err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
        if (err < 0)
                goto error;
+       d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
        /* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
        v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, &dacl, &pacl);
                                err);
                        goto error;
                }
-               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
                if (err < 0)
                        goto error;
+               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                fid = NULL;
        } else {
                /*
                                        err);
                        goto error;
                }
-               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
                if (err < 0)
                        goto error;
+               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                fid = NULL;
        } else {
                /* Not in cached mode. No need to populate inode with stat */
                                err);
                        goto error;
                }
-               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
                if (err < 0)
                        goto error;
+               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                fid = NULL;
        } else {
                /*