diff --git a/fs/tmpfs/fs_tmpfs.c b/fs/tmpfs/fs_tmpfs.c
index 93ffd3069ef1e2fbc9bc1a78c012aeed0e829c01..a6c7e95a5893f00458a87e98a85ffd450c322922 100755
--- a/fs/tmpfs/fs_tmpfs.c
+++ b/fs/tmpfs/fs_tmpfs.c
@@ -1802,7 +1802,6 @@ int tmpfs_lookup(struct Vnode *parent, const char *relPath, int len, struct Vnod
           goto errout_with_objects;
         }
 
-      vp->parent = parent;
       vp->vop = parent->vop;
       vp->fop = parent->fop;
       vp->data = to;
@@ -1814,6 +1813,7 @@ int tmpfs_lookup(struct Vnode *parent, const char *relPath, int len, struct Vnod
 
       ret = VfsHashInsert(vp, (uint32_t)to);
     }
+  vp->parent = parent;
 
   *vpp = vp;