diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 0e84e6fcf8ab..197f3c09d3f3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ cifs_close_deferred_file(struct cifsInodeInfo *cifs_inode)
 	list_for_each_entry(cfile, &cifs_inode->openFileList, flist) {
 		if (delayed_work_pending(&cfile->deferred)) {
 			if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
+				cifs_del_deferred_close(cfile);
+
 				tmp_list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct file_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (tmp_list == NULL)
 					break;
@@ -773,6 +775,8 @@ cifs_close_all_deferred_files(struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 		cfile = list_entry(tmp, struct cifsFileInfo, tlist);
 		if (delayed_work_pending(&cfile->deferred)) {
 			if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
+				cifs_del_deferred_close(cfile);
+
 				tmp_list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct file_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (tmp_list == NULL)
 					break;
@@ -808,6 +812,8 @@ cifs_close_deferred_file_under_dentry(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *path)
 		if (strstr(full_path, path)) {
 			if (delayed_work_pending(&cfile->deferred)) {
 				if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
+					cifs_del_deferred_close(cfile);
+
 					tmp_list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct file_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 					if (tmp_list == NULL)
 						break;