diff --git a/fs/smb/client/transport.c b/fs/smb/client/transport.c
index e1a79e031b28..ddf1a3aafee5 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/transport.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/transport.c
@@ -909,12 +909,15 @@ cifs_sync_mid_result(struct mid_q_entry *mid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 			list_del_init(&mid->qhead);
 			mid->mid_flags |= MID_DELETED;
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&server->mid_lock);
 		cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "%s: invalid mid state mid=%llu state=%d\n",
 			 __func__, mid->mid, mid->mid_state);
 		rc = -EIO;
+		goto sync_mid_done;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&server->mid_lock);
 
+sync_mid_done:
 	release_mid(mid);
 	return rc;
 }