diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
index 163a03298430..7e3ac4cb4efa 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
@@ -398,9 +398,6 @@ static int smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					rsp_iov);
 
  finished:
-	if (cfile)
-		cifsFileInfo_put(cfile);
-
 	SMB2_open_free(&rqst[0]);
 	if (rc == -EREMCHG) {
 		pr_warn_once("server share %s deleted\n", tcon->tree_name);
@@ -529,6 +526,9 @@ static int smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (cfile)
+		cifsFileInfo_put(cfile);
+
 	if (rc && err_iov && err_buftype) {
 		memcpy(err_iov, rsp_iov, 3 * sizeof(*err_iov));
 		memcpy(err_buftype, resp_buftype, 3 * sizeof(*err_buftype));