diff --git a/fs/smb/server/server.c b/fs/smb/server/server.c
index 3079e607c5fe..2bbc3c3316f0 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/server.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/server.c
@@ -167,20 +167,17 @@ static void __handle_ksmbd_work(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 	int rc;
 	bool is_chained = false;
 
-	if (conn->ops->allocate_rsp_buf(work))
-		return;
-
 	if (conn->ops->is_transform_hdr &&
 	    conn->ops->is_transform_hdr(work->request_buf)) {
 		rc = conn->ops->decrypt_req(work);
-		if (rc < 0) {
-			conn->ops->set_rsp_status(work, STATUS_DATA_ERROR);
-			goto send;
-		}
-
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return;
 		work->encrypted = true;
 	}
 
+	if (conn->ops->allocate_rsp_buf(work))
+		return;
+
 	rc = conn->ops->init_rsp_hdr(work);
 	if (rc) {
 		/* either uid or tid is not correct */