diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index bc957e6ca48b..f442ef8b65da 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -1221,8 +1221,11 @@ static ssize_t cifs_copy_file_range(struct file *src_file, loff_t off,
 	ssize_t rc;
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = dst_file->private_data;
 
-	if (cfile->swapfile)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (cfile->swapfile) {
+		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		free_xid(xid);
+		return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = cifs_file_copychunk_range(xid, src_file, off, dst_file, destoff,
 					len, flags);