diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifstransport.c b/fs/smb/client/cifstransport.c
index 28d1cee90625..98287132626e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifstransport.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifstransport.c
@@ -251,13 +251,15 @@ SendReceive(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	rc = cifs_send_recv(xid, ses, ses->server,
 			    &rqst, &resp_buf_type, flags, &resp_iov);
 	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 
 	if (out_buf) {
 		*pbytes_returned = resp_iov.iov_len;
 		if (resp_iov.iov_len)
 			memcpy(out_buf, resp_iov.iov_base, resp_iov.iov_len);
 	}
+
+out:
 	free_rsp_buf(resp_buf_type, resp_iov.iov_base);
 	return rc;
 }