diff --git a/fs/ceph/locks.c b/fs/ceph/locks.c
index e7cce412f2cf..cb647c8c7b68 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/locks.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/locks.c
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ static int ceph_lock_message(u8 lock_type, u16 operation, struct file *file,
 		req->r_wait_for_completion = ceph_lock_wait_for_completion;
 
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, inode, req);
-
-	if (operation == CEPH_MDS_OP_GETFILELOCK) {
+	if (!err && operation == CEPH_MDS_OP_GETFILELOCK) {
 		fl->fl_pid = -le64_to_cpu(req->r_reply_info.filelock_reply->pid);
 		if (CEPH_LOCK_SHARED == req->r_reply_info.filelock_reply->type)
 			fl->fl_type = F_RDLCK;