diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 8e60dc7ec4a69011ccaf458c69dc6a321bdb6b36..5c6bdf82146c3618caeae2f9ff5a1f2832e89fae 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -530,9 +530,6 @@ v9fs_vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	if (vfid)
 		v9fs_fid_destroy(vfid);
 
-	if (inode)
-		iput(inode);
-
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1174,9 +1171,6 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (vfid)
 		v9fs_fid_destroy(vfid);
 
-	if (inode)
-		iput(inode);
-
 	return err;
 
 }