diff --git a/fs/smb/server/oplock.c b/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
index a3c016a11e27..2fcfabc35b06 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ void create_lease_buf(u8 *rbuf, struct lease *lease)
  * @open_req:	buffer containing smb2 file open(create) request
  * @is_dir:	whether leasing file is directory
  *
- * Return:  oplock state, -ENOENT if create lease context not found
+ * Return: allocated lease context object on success, otherwise NULL
  */
 struct lease_ctx_info *parse_lease_state(void *open_req, bool is_dir)
 {
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index c0e159592655..8c9857b36add 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3243,7 +3243,7 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 			goto err_out1;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (req_op_level == SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_LEASE) {
+		if (req_op_level == SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_LEASE && lc) {
 			/*
 			 * Compare parent lease using parent key. If there is no
 			 * a lease that has same parent key, Send lease break