diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index f1f6d54e129a..11d9af5f9d2e 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -2555,7 +2555,6 @@ __kmem_cache_create (struct kmem_cache *cachep, unsigned long flags)
 		 */
 		BUG_ON(ZERO_OR_NULL_PTR(cachep->slabp_cache));
 	}
-	cachep->refcount = 1;
 
 	err = setup_cpu_cache(cachep, gfp);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 8a85a19d90ef..651a3c60847a 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -125,11 +125,12 @@ struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align
 		}
 
 		err = __kmem_cache_create(s, flags);
-		if (!err)
+		if (!err) {
 
+			s->refcount = 1;
 			list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches);
 
-		else {
+		} else {
 			kfree(s->name);
 			kmem_cache_free(kmem_cache, s);
 		}
diff --git a/mm/slob.c b/mm/slob.c
index cac05d92f329..3edfeaac3208 100644
--- a/mm/slob.c
+++ b/mm/slob.c
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ int __kmem_cache_create(struct kmem_cache *c, unsigned long flags)
 	if (c->align < align)
 		c->align = align;
 
-	c->refcount = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index d8ee419d5a15..0b122d8ec216 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -3093,7 +3093,6 @@ static int kmem_cache_open(struct kmem_cache *s, unsigned long flags)
 	else
 		s->cpu_partial = 30;
 
-	s->refcount = 1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 	s->remote_node_defrag_ratio = 1000;
 #endif