diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index fe220686bba4..712a43161448 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ ssize_t cifs_file_copychunk_range(unsigned int xid,
 	rc = filemap_write_and_wait_range(src_inode->i_mapping, off,
 					  off + len - 1);
 	if (rc)
-		goto out;
+		goto unlock;
 
 	/* should we flush first and last page first */
 	truncate_inode_pages(&target_inode->i_data, 0);
@@ -1297,6 +1297,8 @@ ssize_t cifs_file_copychunk_range(unsigned int xid,
 	 * that target is updated on the server
 	 */
 	CIFS_I(target_inode)->time = 0;
+
+unlock:
 	/* although unlocking in the reverse order from locking is not
 	 * strictly necessary here it is a little cleaner to be consistent
 	 */