diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
index e5b03de2f6af..1299413bc980 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ static struct inet_frag_queue *inet_frag_create(struct fqdir *fqdir,
 		*prev = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	mod_timer(&q->timer, jiffies + fqdir->timeout);
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&q->lock);
 	*prev = rhashtable_lookup_get_insert_key(&fqdir->rhashtable, &q->key,
 						 &q->node, f->rhash_params);
 	if (*prev) {
@@ -402,13 +402,13 @@ static struct inet_frag_queue *inet_frag_create(struct fqdir *fqdir,
 		 * we need to cancel what inet_frag_alloc()
 		 * anticipated.
 		 */
-		int refs = 1;
-
 		q->flags |= INET_FRAG_COMPLETE;
-		inet_frag_kill(q, &refs);
-		inet_frag_putn(q, refs);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&q->lock);
+		inet_frag_putn(q, 2);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	mod_timer(&q->timer, jiffies + fqdir->timeout);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&q->lock);
 	return q;
 }