diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 309c134fb66f..737cff7bc08a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ cifs_nt_open(char *full_path, struct inode *inode, struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 		rc = cifs_get_inode_info(&inode, full_path, buf, inode->i_sb,
 					 xid, fid);
 
+	if (rc) {
+		server->ops->close(xid, tcon, fid);
+		if (rc == -ESTALE)
+			rc = -EOPENSTALE;
+	}
+
 out:
 	kfree(buf);
 	return rc;