diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
index fe5bfa245fa7..1b89b9b8a212 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
@@ -362,8 +362,6 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	num_rqst++;
 
 	if (cfile) {
-		cifsFileInfo_put(cfile);
-		cfile = NULL;
 		rc = compound_send_recv(xid, ses, server,
 					flags, num_rqst - 2,
 					&rqst[1], &resp_buftype[1],