diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index ddc0e8f97872..bda606dc72b1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -689,13 +689,19 @@ smb2_close_cached_fid(struct kref *ref)
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "clear cached root file handle\n");
 		SMB2_close(0, cfid->tcon, cfid->fid->persistent_fid,
 			   cfid->fid->volatile_fid);
-		cfid->is_valid = false;
-		cfid->file_all_info_is_valid = false;
-		cfid->has_lease = false;
-		if (cfid->dentry) {
-			dput(cfid->dentry);
-			cfid->dentry = NULL;
-		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We only check validity above to send SMB2_close,
+	 * but we still need to invalidate these entries
+	 * when this function is called
+	 */
+	cfid->is_valid = false;
+	cfid->file_all_info_is_valid = false;
+	cfid->has_lease = false;
+	if (cfid->dentry) {
+		dput(cfid->dentry);
+		cfid->dentry = NULL;
 	}
 }