diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 8a85a19..651a3c6 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -125,11 +125,12 @@
 		}
 
 		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);
 		}