diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index d3e2eaa503a6..5384c2a640ca 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ cifs_atomic_open(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 		if (server->ops->close)
 			server->ops->close(xid, tcon, &fid);
 		cifs_del_pending_open(&open);
+		fput(file);
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 	}