diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c b/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
index 3fefe5e7b16f..e92a61e934e4 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static void cfids_invalidation_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cfid, q, &entry, entry) {
 		list_del(&cfid->entry);
 		/* Drop the ref-count acquired in invalidate_all_cached_dirs */
-		kref_put(&cfid->refcount, smb2_close_cached_fid);
+		close_cached_dir(cfid);
 	}
 }