diff --git a/server/object.c b/server/object.c
index 1a629ece722..a66875a2362 100644
--- a/server/object.c
+++ b/server/object.c
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ void *create_named_object( struct namespace *namespace, const struct object_ops
 
     if ((obj = find_object( namespace, name, len )))
     {
-        if (obj->ops == ops)
+        if (obj->ops != ops)
         {
-            set_error( STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_COLLISION );
-            return obj;
+            release_object( obj );
+            obj = NULL;
         }
-        set_error( STATUS_OBJECT_TYPE_MISMATCH );
-        return NULL;
+        set_error( STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_COLLISION );
+        return obj;
     }
     if (!(name_ptr = alloc_name( name, len ))) return NULL;
     if ((obj = alloc_object( ops )))