netfs->primary_index->netfs_data        = netfs;
        netfs->primary_index->flags             = 1 << FSCACHE_COOKIE_ENABLED;
 
-       atomic_inc(&netfs->primary_index->parent->usage);
-       atomic_inc(&netfs->primary_index->parent->n_children);
-
        spin_lock_init(&netfs->primary_index->lock);
        INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&netfs->primary_index->backing_objects);
 
                        goto already_registered;
        }
 
+       atomic_inc(&netfs->primary_index->parent->usage);
+       atomic_inc(&netfs->primary_index->parent->n_children);
+
        list_add(&netfs->link, &fscache_netfs_list);
        ret = 0;
 
        up_write(&fscache_addremove_sem);
 
        if (ret < 0) {
-               netfs->primary_index->parent = NULL;
-               __fscache_cookie_put(netfs->primary_index);
+               kmem_cache_free(fscache_cookie_jar, netfs->primary_index);
                netfs->primary_index = NULL;
        }