--- /sys/dev/md/md.c	Sun Nov 13 10:43:06 2005
+++ -	Fri Nov 25 22:41:40 2005
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ mdcreate_vnode(struct md_s *sc, struct m
 	error = mdsetcred(sc, td->td_ucred);
 	if (error != 0) {
 		(void)vn_close(nd.ni_vp, flags, td->td_ucred, td);
+		sc->vnode = NULL;
 		return (error);
 	}
 	return (0);