diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 13c09bc..dee0d5f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@
 		return;
 	while ((parentid = sch->parent)) {
 		sch = qdisc_lookup(sch->dev, TC_H_MAJ(parentid));
+		if (sch == NULL) {
+			WARN_ON(parentid != TC_H_ROOT);
+			return;
+		}
 		cops = sch->ops->cl_ops;
 		if (cops->qlen_notify) {
 			cl = cops->get(sch, parentid);
@@ -420,8 +424,6 @@
 			unsigned long cl = cops->get(parent, classid);
 			if (cl) {
 				err = cops->graft(parent, cl, new, old);
-				if (new)
-					new->parent = classid;
 				cops->put(parent, cl);
 			}
 		}
@@ -436,7 +438,8 @@
  */
 
 static struct Qdisc *
-qdisc_create(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, struct rtattr **tca, int *errp)
+qdisc_create(struct net_device *dev, u32 parent, u32 handle,
+	   struct rtattr **tca, int *errp)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct rtattr *kind = tca[TCA_KIND-1];
@@ -482,6 +485,8 @@
 		goto err_out2;
 	}
 
+	sch->parent = parent;
+
 	if (handle == TC_H_INGRESS) {
 		sch->flags |= TCQ_F_INGRESS;
 		sch->stats_lock = &dev->ingress_lock;
@@ -758,9 +763,11 @@
 	if (!(n->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_CREATE))
 		return -ENOENT;
 	if (clid == TC_H_INGRESS)
-		q = qdisc_create(dev, tcm->tcm_parent, tca, &err);
+		q = qdisc_create(dev, tcm->tcm_parent, tcm->tcm_parent,
+				 tca, &err);
 	else
-		q = qdisc_create(dev, tcm->tcm_handle, tca, &err);
+		q = qdisc_create(dev, tcm->tcm_parent, tcm->tcm_handle,
+				 tca, &err);
 	if (q == NULL) {
 		if (err == -EAGAIN)
 			goto replay;