diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 9469f1cf0b46a..57e695e3c969b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ cifs_close_deferred_file(struct cifsInodeInfo *cifs_inode)
 			if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
 				tmp_list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct file_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (tmp_list == NULL)
-					continue;
+					break;
 				tmp_list->cfile = cfile;
 				list_add_tail(&tmp_list->list, &file_head);
 			}
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ cifs_close_all_deferred_files(struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 			if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
 				tmp_list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct file_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (tmp_list == NULL)
-					continue;
+					break;
 				tmp_list->cfile = cfile;
 				list_add_tail(&tmp_list->list, &file_head);
 			}