diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 6e8e7cc26ae2..83c929dd6ed5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -538,8 +538,10 @@ int cifs_create(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "cifs_create parent inode = 0x%p name is: %pd and dentry = 0x%p\n",
 		 inode, direntry, direntry);
 
-	if (unlikely(cifs_forced_shutdown(CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb))))
-		return -EIO;
+	if (unlikely(cifs_forced_shutdown(CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb)))) {
+		rc = -EIO;
+		goto out_free_xid;
+	}
 
 	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb));
 	rc = PTR_ERR(tlink);