diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index 199c31c275e5..924f08326eef 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -5631,8 +5631,9 @@ static int smb2_rename(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 	if (!file_info->ReplaceIfExists)
 		flags = RENAME_NOREPLACE;
 
-	smb_break_all_levII_oplock(work, fp, 0);
 	rc = ksmbd_vfs_rename(work, &fp->filp->f_path, new_name, flags);
+	if (!rc)
+		smb_break_all_levII_oplock(work, fp, 0);
 out:
 	kfree(new_name);
 	return rc;