diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index c0f8087d9819..fd2d199dd413 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3071,8 +3071,8 @@ SMB2_query_directory(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		    rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.Status == STATUS_NO_MORE_FILES) {
 			srch_inf->endOfSearch = true;
 			rc = 0;
-		}
-		cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_QUERY_DIRECTORY_HE);
+		} else
+			cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_QUERY_DIRECTORY_HE);
 		goto qdir_exit;
 	}