diff --git a/inode.c b/inode.c
index 74ad1cd..ac55351 100644
--- a/inode.c
+++ b/inode.c
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ int fpgafs_mkdir( struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	ret = -ENOSPC;
 	inode = fpgafs_new_inode(dir->i_sb, mode | S_IFDIR);
 	if (!inode)
-		goto unmutex;
+		return ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	if (dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) {
 		inode->i_gid = dir->i_gid;
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ int fpgafs_mkdir( struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	dir->i_nlink++;
 	dentry->d_inode->i_nlink++;
 
-unmutex:
+	//unmutex:
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }