diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index ebdbe62a829cf465bebe3946b7906aaae6831049..97ce4bf89d152a85df85aa5486927e85e4f5893d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -493,9 +493,9 @@ static int cifs_reopen_file(struct file *file, bool can_flush)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	xid = GetXid();
-	mutex_unlock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
 	if (!pCifsFile->invalidHandle) {
-		mutex_lock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
 		rc = 0;
 		FreeXid(xid);
 		return rc;
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static int cifs_reopen_file(struct file *file, bool can_flush)
 	if (full_path == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 reopen_error_exit:
-		mutex_lock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
 		FreeXid(xid);
 		return rc;
 	}
@@ -569,14 +569,14 @@ static int cifs_reopen_file(struct file *file, bool can_flush)
 			 cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
 				CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	if (rc) {
-		mutex_lock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
 		cFYI(1, ("cifs_open returned 0x%x", rc));
 		cFYI(1, ("oplock: %d", oplock));
 	} else {
 reopen_success:
 		pCifsFile->netfid = netfid;
 		pCifsFile->invalidHandle = false;
-		mutex_lock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
 		pCifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
 		if (pCifsInode) {
 			if (can_flush) {