diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 43396acd714a0b1b3f6ba256423577ec5a3eb167..dc6f2f26d0230b1462ea1ea583c6fda5dc5b49c5 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1240,9 +1240,8 @@ int p9_client_remove(struct p9_fid *fid)
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RREMOVE fid %d\n", fid->fid);
 
 	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
-	p9_fid_destroy(fid);
-
 error:
+	p9_fid_destroy(fid);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_remove);