diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c
index a027a22cc9ca..c13aec4e2175 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ ufs_mkdir(
 				 * XXX This seems to never be accessed out of
 				 * our context so a stack variable is ok.
 				 */
-				refcount_init(&ucred.cr_ref, 1);
+				ucred.cr_ref = 1;
 				ucred.cr_uid = ip->i_uid;
 				ucred.cr_ngroups = 1;
 				ucred.cr_groups = &ucred_group;
@@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@ ufs_makeinode(int mode, struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode **vpp,
 			 * XXX This seems to never be accessed out of our
 			 * context so a stack variable is ok.
 			 */
-			refcount_init(&ucred.cr_ref, 1);
+			ucred.cr_ref = 1;
 			ucred.cr_uid = ip->i_uid;
 			ucred.cr_ngroups = 1;
 			ucred.cr_groups = &ucred_group;