diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index ffec3a2f995d..aa422348824a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1806,11 +1806,13 @@ int cifs_flock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile;
 	__u32 type;
 
-	rc = -EACCES;
 	xid = get_xid();
 
-	if (!(fl->fl_flags & FL_FLOCK))
-		return -ENOLCK;
+	if (!(fl->fl_flags & FL_FLOCK)) {
+		rc = -ENOLCK;
+		free_xid(xid);
+		return rc;
+	}
 
 	cfile = (struct cifsFileInfo *)file->private_data;
 	tcon = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink);
@@ -1829,8 +1831,9 @@ int cifs_flock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 		 * if no lock or unlock then nothing to do since we do not
 		 * know what it is
 		 */
+		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		free_xid(xid);
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	rc = cifs_setlk(file, fl, type, wait_flag, posix_lck, lock, unlock,