diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index c8494fa5e19d..4b8632eda2bd 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -2135,8 +2135,8 @@ cifs_writev_requeue(struct cifs_writedata *wdata)
 			}
 		}
 
+		kref_put(&wdata2->refcount, cifs_writedata_release);
 		if (rc) {
-			kref_put(&wdata2->refcount, cifs_writedata_release);
 			if (is_retryable_error(rc))
 				continue;
 			i += nr_pages;