diff --git a/fs/logfs/super.c b/fs/logfs/super.c
index 33435e4..ce03a18 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/super.c
@@ -480,10 +480,6 @@
 			!read_only)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	mutex_init(&super->s_dirop_mutex);
-	mutex_init(&super->s_object_alias_mutex);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&super->s_freeing_list);
-
 	ret = logfs_init_rw(sb);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -601,6 +597,10 @@
 	if (!super)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	mutex_init(&super->s_dirop_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&super->s_object_alias_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&super->s_freeing_list);
+
 	if (!devname)
 		err = logfs_get_sb_bdev(super, type, devname);
 	else if (strncmp(devname, "mtd", 3))