diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 11efd5289ec4..1cc823e96065 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -1266,6 +1266,8 @@ smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	rqst[2].rq_nvec = 1;
 	rc = SMB2_close_init(tcon, server,
 			     &rqst[2], COMPOUND_FID, COMPOUND_FID, false);
+	if (rc)
+		goto sea_exit;
 	smb2_set_related(&rqst[2]);
 
 	rc = compound_send_recv(xid, ses, server,