diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/server.c b/fs/ksmbd/server.c
index f5d8e405cf6fd9..633383e55723ce 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/server.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/server.c
@@ -115,8 +115,10 @@ static int __process_request(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 	if (check_conn_state(work))
 		return SERVER_HANDLER_CONTINUE;
 
-	if (ksmbd_verify_smb_message(work))
+	if (ksmbd_verify_smb_message(work)) {
+		conn->ops->set_rsp_status(work, STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER);
 		return SERVER_HANDLER_ABORT;
+	}
 
 	command = conn->ops->get_cmd_val(work);
 	*cmd = command;
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
index 8ef9503c4ab903..39e523f115d267 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
@@ -441,10 +441,8 @@ int ksmbd_smb2_check_message(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 validate_credit:
 	if ((work->conn->vals->capabilities & SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_LARGE_MTU) &&
-	    smb2_validate_credit_charge(work->conn, hdr)) {
-		work->conn->ops->set_rsp_status(work, STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER);
+	    smb2_validate_credit_charge(work->conn, hdr))
 		return 1;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }