diff --git a/fs/smb/server/oplock.c b/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
index 8c9aa17384f3..393a4ae47cc1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
@@ -1135,10 +1135,12 @@ void smb_lazy_parent_lease_break_close(struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	opinfo = rcu_dereference(fp->f_opinfo);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (!opinfo || !opinfo->is_lease || opinfo->o_lease->version != 2)
+	if (!opinfo || !opinfo->is_lease || opinfo->o_lease->version != 2) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	p_ci = ksmbd_inode_lookup_lock(fp->filp->f_path.dentry->d_parent);
 	if (!p_ci)