diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 889a840172eb8840daa73268e2ec5523122c4307..de41f96aba4906bce264e8f3556dd479a3266651 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@ smb3_query_mf_symlink(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		return  -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, pfile_info, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, pfile_info, NULL,
+		       NULL);
 	if (rc)
 		goto qmf_out_open_fail;
 
@@ -478,7 +479,8 @@ smb3_create_mf_symlink(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL,
+		       NULL);
 	if (rc) {
 		kfree(utf16_path);
 		return rc;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2file.c b/fs/cifs/smb2file.c
index 12af5dba742be10607544e905547a26d91f3215c..788412675723e85589f78cc6056f2d67edbd5ff1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2file.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ smb2_open_file(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms,
 	if (oparms->tcon->ses->server->capabilities & SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_LEASING)
 		memcpy(smb2_oplock + 1, fid->lease_key, SMB2_LEASE_KEY_SIZE);
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, oparms, smb2_path, smb2_oplock, smb2_data, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, oparms, smb2_path, smb2_oplock, smb2_data, NULL,
+		       NULL);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
index a6e786e3924895a10eff06c5468ea133f2d5172e..d01ad706d7fc9a4db4f60e1e7e60ad9c7ba757ce 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ smb2_open_op_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		oparms.fid = &fid;
 		oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-		rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+		rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL,
+			       NULL);
 		if (rc) {
 			kfree(utf16_path);
 			return rc;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index aec03d586b160182064a4acc231c84c7451a3c4c..b15f5957d64591f0af611670088dd4dd8439fb43 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ int open_shroot(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, struct cifs_fid *pfid)
 	oparams.fid = pfid;
 	oparams.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparams, &srch_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparams, &srch_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		memcpy(tcon->prfid, pfid, sizeof(struct cifs_fid));
 		tcon->valid_root_fid = true;
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ smb3_qfs_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
 	if (no_cached_open)
-		rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, &srch_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+		rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, &srch_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL,
+			       NULL);
 	else
 		rc = open_shroot(xid, tcon, &fid);
 
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ smb2_qfs_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, &srch_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, &srch_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (rc)
 		return;
 
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ smb2_is_path_accessible(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (rc) {
 		kfree(utf16_path);
 		return rc;
@@ -598,7 +599,7 @@ smb2_query_eas(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	kfree(utf16_path);
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "open failed rc=%d\n", rc);
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	kfree(utf16_path);
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "open failed rc=%d\n", rc);
@@ -1261,7 +1262,7 @@ smb2_query_dir_first(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	oparms.fid = fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	kfree(utf16_path);
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "open dir failed rc=%d\n", rc);
@@ -1361,7 +1362,7 @@ smb2_queryfs(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, &srch_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, &srch_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 	buf->f_type = SMB2_MAGIC_NUMBER;
@@ -1515,7 +1516,8 @@ smb2_query_symlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	struct cifs_open_parms oparms;
 	struct cifs_fid fid;
 	struct kvec err_iov = {NULL, 0};
-	struct smb2_err_rsp *err_buf;
+	struct smb2_err_rsp *err_buf = NULL;
+	int resp_buftype;
 	struct smb2_symlink_err_rsp *symlink;
 	unsigned int sub_len;
 	unsigned int sub_offset;
@@ -1535,18 +1537,18 @@ smb2_query_symlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, &err_iov);
-
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, &err_iov,
+		       &resp_buftype);
 	if (!rc || !err_iov.iov_base) {
-		kfree(utf16_path);
-		return -ENOENT;
+		rc = -ENOENT;
+		goto querty_exit;
 	}
 
 	err_buf = err_iov.iov_base;
 	if (le32_to_cpu(err_buf->ByteCount) < sizeof(struct smb2_symlink_err_rsp) ||
 	    err_iov.iov_len < SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE) {
-		kfree(utf16_path);
-		return -ENOENT;
+		rc = -ENOENT;
+		goto querty_exit;
 	}
 
 	/* open must fail on symlink - reset rc */
@@ -1558,25 +1560,28 @@ smb2_query_symlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	print_offset = le16_to_cpu(symlink->PrintNameOffset);
 
 	if (err_iov.iov_len < SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE + sub_offset + sub_len) {
-		kfree(utf16_path);
-		return -ENOENT;
+		rc = -ENOENT;
+		goto querty_exit;
 	}
 
 	if (err_iov.iov_len <
 	    SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE + print_offset + print_len) {
-		kfree(utf16_path);
-		return -ENOENT;
+		rc = -ENOENT;
+		goto querty_exit;
 	}
 
 	*target_path = cifs_strndup_from_utf16(
 				(char *)symlink->PathBuffer + sub_offset,
 				sub_len, true, cifs_sb->local_nls);
 	if (!(*target_path)) {
-		kfree(utf16_path);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto querty_exit;
 	}
 	convert_delimiter(*target_path, '/');
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: target path: %s\n", __func__, *target_path);
+
+ querty_exit:
+	free_rsp_buf(resp_buftype, err_buf);
 	kfree(utf16_path);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1649,7 +1654,7 @@ get_smb2_acl_by_path(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	kfree(utf16_path);
 	if (!rc) {
 		rc = SMB2_query_acl(xid, tlink_tcon(tlink), fid.persistent_fid,
@@ -1712,7 +1717,7 @@ set_smb2_acl(struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd, __u32 acllen,
 	oparms.fid = &fid;
 	oparms.reconnect = false;
 
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	kfree(utf16_path);
 	if (!rc) {
 		rc = SMB2_set_acl(xid, tlink_tcon(tlink), fid.persistent_fid,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 92e54b1638becccd2099688a9da849e3817cbc3d..48e2004c75fb447671ad695e6abd756b888303fa 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ alloc_path_with_tree_prefix(__le16 **out_path, int *out_size, int *out_len,
 int
 SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
 	  __u8 *oplock, struct smb2_file_all_info *buf,
-	  struct kvec *err_iov)
+	  struct kvec *err_iov, int *buftype)
 {
 	struct smb2_create_req *req;
 	struct smb2_create_rsp *rsp;
@@ -2052,6 +2052,7 @@ SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms, __le16 *path,
 		cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_CREATE_HE);
 		if (err_iov && rsp) {
 			*err_iov = rsp_iov;
+			*buftype = resp_buftype;
 			resp_buftype = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
 			rsp = NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index 908555b1c6b552ff13e2afa74e845a7e62a27d6f..c84020057bd816c31a69fd173746374c5c224c8a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ extern int SMB2_tdis(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon);
 extern int SMB2_open(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_open_parms *oparms,
 		     __le16 *path, __u8 *oplock,
 		     struct smb2_file_all_info *buf,
-		     struct kvec *err_iov);
+		     struct kvec *err_iov, int *resp_buftype);
 extern int SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		     u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid, u32 opcode,
 		     bool is_fsctl, char *in_data, u32 indatalen,