diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 40f22932343c..6dc0e092b0fc 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct cifs_fid *fid, struct file *file,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fdlocks->locks);
 	fdlocks->cfile = cfile;
 	cfile->llist = fdlocks;
-	cifs_down_write(&cinode->lock_sem);
-	list_add(&fdlocks->llist, &cinode->llist);
-	up_write(&cinode->lock_sem);
 
 	cfile->count = 1;
 	cfile->pid = current->tgid;
@@ -338,6 +335,10 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct cifs_fid *fid, struct file *file,
 		oplock = 0;
 	}
 
+	cifs_down_write(&cinode->lock_sem);
+	list_add(&fdlocks->llist, &cinode->llist);
+	up_write(&cinode->lock_sem);
+
 	spin_lock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
 	if (fid->pending_open->oplock != CIFS_OPLOCK_NO_CHANGE && oplock)
 		oplock = fid->pending_open->oplock;