diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index 8a7c48adb87e..ec9e4cd24c4c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2812,6 +2812,7 @@ static int parse_durable_handle_context(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 					    SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE)) {
 					if (!(req->hdr.Flags & SMB2_FLAGS_REPLAY_OPERATION)) {
 						err = -ENOEXEC;
+						ksmbd_put_durable_fd(dh_info->fp);
 						goto out;
 					}