diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c b/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
index 1a9e705d6500..567f718362c5 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ smb2_close_cached_fid(struct kref *ref)
 	if (cfid->is_open) {
 		rc = SMB2_close(0, cfid->tcon, cfid->fid.persistent_fid,
 			   cfid->fid.volatile_fid);
-		if (rc != -EBUSY && rc != -EAGAIN)
-			atomic_dec(&cfid->tcon->num_remote_opens);
+		if (rc) /* should we retry on -EBUSY or -EAGAIN? */
+			cifs_dbg(VFS, "close cached dir rc %d\n", rc);
 	}
 
 	free_cached_dir(cfid);