diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 49b3ea6..361fd1c 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -266,9 +266,17 @@
 	if (ids->in_use >= size)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&new->lock);
+	new->deleted = 0;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	spin_lock(&new->lock);
+
 	err = idr_get_new(&ids->ipcs_idr, new, &id);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		spin_unlock(&new->lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	ids->in_use++;
 
@@ -280,10 +288,6 @@
 		ids->seq = 0;
 
 	new->id = ipc_buildid(id, new->seq);
-	spin_lock_init(&new->lock);
-	new->deleted = 0;
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	spin_lock(&new->lock);
 	return id;
 }