kmem_cache_free(rbd_obj_request_cache, obj_request);
 }
 
+/* It's OK to call this for a device with no parent */
+
+static void rbd_spec_put(struct rbd_spec *spec);
+static void rbd_dev_unparent(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
+{
+       rbd_dev_remove_parent(rbd_dev);
+       rbd_spec_put(rbd_dev->parent_spec);
+       rbd_dev->parent_spec = NULL;
+       rbd_dev->parent_overlap = 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Caller is responsible for filling in the list of object requests
  * that comprises the image request, and the Linux request pointer
 {
        struct rbd_image_header *header;
 
-       rbd_dev_remove_parent(rbd_dev);
-       rbd_spec_put(rbd_dev->parent_spec);
-       rbd_dev->parent_spec = NULL;
-       rbd_dev->parent_overlap = 0;
+       rbd_dev_unparent(rbd_dev);
 
        /* Free dynamic fields from the header, then zero it out */
 
        return 0;
 out_err:
        if (parent) {
-               rbd_spec_put(rbd_dev->parent_spec);
+               rbd_dev_unparent(rbd_dev);
                kfree(rbd_dev->header_name);
                rbd_dev_destroy(parent);
        } else {