diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index f1efcd027475..35bed8fc1b97 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -7458,13 +7458,13 @@ int smb2_lock(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		}
 
 no_check_cl:
+		flock = smb_lock->fl;
+		list_del(&smb_lock->llist);
+
 		if (smb_lock->zero_len) {
 			err = 0;
 			goto skip;
 		}
-
-		flock = smb_lock->fl;
-		list_del(&smb_lock->llist);
 retry:
 		rc = vfs_lock_file(filp, smb_lock->cmd, flock, NULL);
 skip: