diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 6039b0cdfe04..d67676545a42 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -1216,6 +1216,8 @@ smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 				COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 				FILE_FULL_EA_INFORMATION,
 				SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
+	if (rc)
+		goto sea_exit;
 	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[1]);
 	smb2_set_related(&rqst[1]);