diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 2d4f37235ed0..3e126d7bb2ea 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -771,6 +771,8 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 				cifs_buf_release(srchinf->ntwrk_buf_start);
 			}
 			kfree(srchinf);
+			if (rc)
+				goto cgii_exit;
 	} else
 		goto cgii_exit;