diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
index 98c5bac93d63..b617edef950a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ int ksmbd_close_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, u64 id)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_file	*fp;
 	struct ksmbd_file_table	*ft;
+	bool closed = false;
 
 	if (!has_file_id(id))
 		return 0;
@@ -654,6 +655,7 @@ int ksmbd_close_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, u64 id)
 			fp = NULL;
 		else {
 			fp->f_state = FP_CLOSED;
+			closed = true;
 			if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&fp->refcount))
 				fp = NULL;
 		}
@@ -661,7 +663,7 @@ int ksmbd_close_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, u64 id)
 	write_unlock(&ft->lock);
 
 	if (!fp)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return closed ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 
 	__put_fd_final(work, fp);
 	return 0;