diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index db22d686c61f..be3df90bb2bc 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ smb2_is_valid_oplock_break(char *buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Can not process oplock break for non-existent connection\n");
-	return false;
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "No file id matched, oplock break ignored\n");
+	return true;
 }
 
 void