diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index cbd5c5572217..fbd708bb4a5b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -8219,6 +8219,11 @@ static void smb21_lease_break_ack(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 			    le32_to_cpu(req->LeaseState));
 	}
 
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		rsp->hdr.Status = err;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	lease_state = lease->state;
 	opinfo->op_state = OPLOCK_STATE_NONE;
 	wake_up_interruptible_all(&opinfo->oplock_q);
@@ -8226,11 +8231,6 @@ static void smb21_lease_break_ack(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	wake_up_interruptible_all(&opinfo->oplock_brk);
 	opinfo_put(opinfo);
 
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		rsp->hdr.Status = err;
-		goto err_out;
-	}
-
 	rsp->StructureSize = cpu_to_le16(36);
 	rsp->Reserved = 0;
 	rsp->Flags = 0;