diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 3b0d05d..637694b 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1205,6 +1205,8 @@ int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode)
 	int want_write = (mode & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY;
 
 	new_fl = lease_alloc(NULL, want_write ? F_WRLCK : F_RDLCK);
+	if (IS_ERR(new_fl))
+		return PTR_ERR(new_fl);
 
 	lock_flocks();
 
@@ -1221,12 +1223,6 @@ int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode)
 		if (fl->fl_owner == current->files)
 			i_have_this_lease = 1;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(new_fl) && !i_have_this_lease
-			&& ((mode & O_NONBLOCK) == 0)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(new_fl);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	break_time = 0;
 	if (lease_break_time > 0) {
 		break_time = jiffies + lease_break_time * HZ;
@@ -1284,8 +1280,7 @@ restart:
 
 out:
 	unlock_flocks();
-	if (!IS_ERR(new_fl))
-		locks_free_lock(new_fl);
+	locks_free_lock(new_fl);
 	return error;
 }