diff --git a/oplock.c b/oplock.c
index 24c7d9a5..bc0dbfd0 100644
--- a/oplock.c
+++ b/oplock.c
@@ -1233,8 +1233,8 @@ int find_same_lease_key(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct ksmbd_inode *ci,
 			goto out;
 		}
 op_next:
-		opinfo_put(opinfo);
 		rcu_read_lock();
+		opinfo_put(opinfo);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -1561,8 +1561,8 @@ void smb_break_all_levII_oplock(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 		brk_op->open_trunc = is_trunc;
 		oplock_break(brk_op, SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_NONE);
 next:
-		opinfo_conn_put(brk_op);
 		rcu_read_lock();
+		opinfo_conn_put(brk_op);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -1986,8 +1986,8 @@ struct oplock_info *lookup_lease_in_table(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 			goto out;
 		}
 op_next:
-		opinfo_put(opinfo);
 		rcu_read_lock();
+		opinfo_put(opinfo);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();