diff --git a/fs/smb/server/server.c b/fs/smb/server/server.c
index c2c074346da1..f7db120c92e1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/server.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/server.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "mgmt/user_session.h"
 #include "crypto_ctx.h"
 #include "auth.h"
-#include "misc.h"
 #include "stats.h"
 
 int ksmbd_debug_types;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index cbb31efdbaa2..2782eea214d0 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -6115,14 +6115,14 @@ static int smb2_create_link(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 				rc = -EINVAL;
 				ksmbd_debug(SMB, "cannot delete %s\n",
 					    link_name);
-				goto out;
 			}
 		} else {
 			rc = -EEXIST;
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB, "link already exists\n");
-			goto out;
 		}
 		ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_end_removing(&path);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out;
 	}
 	rc = ksmbd_vfs_link(work, target_name, link_name);
 	if (rc)