diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 2f580a197b8dadf573ce7093742e4e647c950c82..eae50c9d6dc41f0ca06524357008775a59d74fe1 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -434,11 +434,11 @@ static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *file, int rmdir)
 	result = v9fs_t_remove(v9ses, fid, &fcall);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		PRINT_FCALL_ERROR("remove fails", fcall);
-	} else {
-		v9fs_put_idpool(fid, &v9ses->fidpool);
-		v9fs_fid_destroy(v9fid);
 	}
 
+	v9fs_put_idpool(fid, &v9ses->fidpool);
+	v9fs_fid_destroy(v9fid);
+
 	kfree(fcall);
 	return result;
 }