diff --git a/Xext/sync.c b/Xext/sync.c
index 8f22a865b..fd2ceb042 100644
--- a/Xext/sync.c
+++ b/Xext/sync.c
@@ -881,18 +881,21 @@ SyncChangeAlarmAttributes(ClientPtr client, SyncAlarm * pAlarm, Mask mask,
     return Success;
 }
 
-static SyncObject *
+SyncObject *
 SyncCreate(ClientPtr client, XID id, unsigned char type)
 {
     SyncObject *pSync;
+    RESTYPE resType;
 
     switch (type) {
     case SYNC_COUNTER:
         pSync = malloc(sizeof(SyncCounter));
+        resType = RTCounter;
         break;
     case SYNC_FENCE:
         pSync = (SyncObject *) dixAllocateObjectWithPrivates(SyncFence,
                                                              PRIVATE_SYNC_FENCE);
+        resType = RTFence;
         break;
     default:
         return NULL;
@@ -901,6 +904,11 @@ SyncCreate(ClientPtr client, XID id, unsigned char type)
     if (!pSync)
         return NULL;
 
+    pSync->initialized = FALSE;
+
+    if (!AddResource(id, resType, (void *) pSync))
+        return NULL;
+
     pSync->client = client;
     pSync->id = id;
     pSync->pTriglist = NULL;
@@ -923,13 +931,10 @@ SyncCreateFenceFromFD(ClientPtr client, DrawablePtr pDraw, XID id, int fd, BOOL
 
     status = miSyncInitFenceFromFD(pDraw, pFence, fd, initially_triggered);
     if (status != Success) {
-        dixFreeObjectWithPrivates(pFence, PRIVATE_SYNC_FENCE);
+        FreeResource(pFence->sync.id, RT_NONE);
         return status;
     }
 
-    if (!AddResource(id, RTFence, (void *) pFence))
-        return BadAlloc;
-
     return Success;
 #else
     return BadImplementation;
@@ -957,8 +962,7 @@ SyncCreateCounter(ClientPtr client, XSyncCounter id, int64_t initialvalue)
     pCounter->value = initialvalue;
     pCounter->pSysCounterInfo = NULL;
 
-    if (!AddResource(id, RTCounter, (void *) pCounter))
-        return NULL;
+    pCounter->sync.initialized = TRUE;
 
     return pCounter;
 }
@@ -1137,21 +1141,26 @@ static int
 FreeCounter(void *env, XID id)
 {
     SyncCounter *pCounter = (SyncCounter *) env;
-    SyncTriggerList *ptl, *pnext;
 
     pCounter->sync.beingDestroyed = TRUE;
-    /* tell all the counter's triggers that the counter has been destroyed */
-    for (ptl = pCounter->sync.pTriglist; ptl; ptl = pnext) {
-        (*ptl->pTrigger->CounterDestroyed) (ptl->pTrigger);
-        pnext = ptl->next;
-        free(ptl);              /* destroy the trigger list as we go */
-    }
-    if (IsSystemCounter(pCounter)) {
-        xorg_list_del(&pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->entry);
-        free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->name);
-        free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->private);
-        free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo);
+
+    if (pCounter->sync.initialized) {
+        SyncTriggerList *ptl, *pnext;
+
+        /* tell all the counter's triggers that counter has been destroyed */
+        for (ptl = pCounter->sync.pTriglist; ptl; ptl = pnext) {
+            (*ptl->pTrigger->CounterDestroyed) (ptl->pTrigger);
+            pnext = ptl->next;
+            free(ptl); /* destroy the trigger list as we go */
+        }
+        if (IsSystemCounter(pCounter)) {
+            xorg_list_del(&pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->entry);
+            free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->name);
+            free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->private);
+            free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo);
+        }
     }
+
     free(pCounter);
     return Success;
 }
@@ -1889,9 +1898,6 @@ ProcSyncCreateFence(ClientPtr client)
 
     miSyncInitFence(pDraw->pScreen, pFence, stuff->initially_triggered);
 
-    if (!AddResource(stuff->fid, RTFence, (void *) pFence))
-        return BadAlloc;
-
     return Success;
 }
 
diff --git a/Xext/syncsdk.h b/Xext/syncsdk.h
index f1b99d010..c88285cb1 100644
--- a/Xext/syncsdk.h
+++ b/Xext/syncsdk.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 extern _X_EXPORT int
  SyncVerifyFence(SyncFence ** ppFence, XID fid, ClientPtr client, Mask mode);
 
+extern _X_EXPORT SyncObject*
+ SyncCreate(ClientPtr client, XID id, unsigned char type);
+
 #define VERIFY_SYNC_FENCE(pFence, fid, client, mode)			\
     do {								\
 	int rc;								\
diff --git a/miext/sync/misync.c b/miext/sync/misync.c
index 490fa0b17..0931803f6 100644
--- a/miext/sync/misync.c
+++ b/miext/sync/misync.c
@@ -101,24 +101,29 @@ miSyncInitFence(ScreenPtr pScreen, SyncFence * pFence, Bool initially_triggered)
     pFence->funcs = miSyncFenceFuncs;
 
     pScreenPriv->funcs.CreateFence(pScreen, pFence, initially_triggered);
+
+    pFence->sync.initialized = TRUE;
 }
 
 void
 miSyncDestroyFence(SyncFence * pFence)
 {
-    ScreenPtr pScreen = pFence->pScreen;
-    SyncScreenPrivPtr pScreenPriv = SYNC_SCREEN_PRIV(pScreen);
-    SyncTriggerList *ptl, *pNext;
-
     pFence->sync.beingDestroyed = TRUE;
-    /* tell all the fence's triggers that the counter has been destroyed */
-    for (ptl = pFence->sync.pTriglist; ptl; ptl = pNext) {
-        (*ptl->pTrigger->CounterDestroyed) (ptl->pTrigger);
-        pNext = ptl->next;
-        free(ptl);              /* destroy the trigger list as we go */
-    }
 
-    pScreenPriv->funcs.DestroyFence(pScreen, pFence);
+    if (pFence->sync.initialized) {
+        ScreenPtr pScreen = pFence->pScreen;
+        SyncScreenPrivPtr pScreenPriv = SYNC_SCREEN_PRIV(pScreen);
+        SyncTriggerList *ptl, *pNext;
+
+        /* tell all the fence's triggers that the counter has been destroyed */
+        for (ptl = pFence->sync.pTriglist; ptl; ptl = pNext) {
+            (*ptl->pTrigger->CounterDestroyed) (ptl->pTrigger);
+            pNext = ptl->next;
+            free(ptl); /* destroy the trigger list as we go */
+        }
+
+        pScreenPriv->funcs.DestroyFence(pScreen, pFence);
+    }
 
     dixFreeObjectWithPrivates(pFence, PRIVATE_SYNC_FENCE);
 }
diff --git a/miext/sync/misync.h b/miext/sync/misync.h
index dc78c5fdb..f7082d5ea 100644
--- a/miext/sync/misync.h
+++ b/miext/sync/misync.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #ifndef _MISYNC_H_
 #define _MISYNC_H_
 
+typedef struct _SyncObject SyncObject;
 typedef struct _SyncFence SyncFence;
 typedef struct _SyncTrigger SyncTrigger;
 
diff --git a/miext/sync/misyncstr.h b/miext/sync/misyncstr.h
index 2eab2aa57..2a6e84a96 100644
--- a/miext/sync/misyncstr.h
+++ b/miext/sync/misyncstr.h
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@
 #define SYNC_COUNTER		0
 #define SYNC_FENCE		1
 
-typedef struct _SyncObject {
+struct _SyncObject {
     ClientPtr client;           /* Owning client. 0 for system counters */
     struct _SyncTriggerList *pTriglist; /* list of triggers */
     XID id;                     /* resource ID */
     unsigned char type;         /* SYNC_* */
+    Bool initialized;           /* FALSE if created but not initialized */
     Bool beingDestroyed;        /* in process of going away */
-} SyncObject;
+};
 
 typedef struct _SyncCounter {
     SyncObject sync;            /* Common sync object data */