/* no need for special case handling of setting mode
                           on read only files needed here */
 
+                       rc = cifs_posix_open_inode_helper(inode, file,
+                                       pCifsInode, oplock, netfid);
+                       if (rc != 0) {
+                               CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
+                               goto out;
+                       }
+
                        pCifsFile = cifs_new_fileinfo(inode, netfid, file,
                                                        file->f_path.mnt,
                                                        oflags);
                        if (pCifsFile == NULL) {
                                CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
                                rc = -ENOMEM;
-                               goto out;
                        }
-
-                       rc = cifs_posix_open_inode_helper(inode, file,
-                                       pCifsInode, oplock, netfid);
                        goto out;
                } else if ((rc == -EINVAL) || (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)) {
                        if (tcon->ses->serverNOS)
                goto out;
        }
 
+       rc = cifs_open_inode_helper(inode, tcon, &oplock, buf, full_path, xid);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               goto out;
+
        pCifsFile = cifs_new_fileinfo(inode, netfid, file, file->f_path.mnt,
                                        file->f_flags);
        if (pCifsFile == NULL) {
                goto out;
        }
 
-       rc = cifs_open_inode_helper(inode, tcon, &oplock, buf, full_path, xid);
-
        if (oplock & CIFS_CREATE_ACTION) {
                /* time to set mode which we can not set earlier due to
                   problems creating new read-only files */