diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index 766974fe637ab2cdb2a33877d6883ac598871506..3b2c1f2ac9563de7720ffc3583325fc66cb4d735 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -725,8 +725,8 @@ smb2_is_valid_oplock_break(char *buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Can not process oplock break for non-existent connection\n");
-	return false;
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "No file id matched, oplock break ignored\n");
+	return true;
 }
 
 void