diff --git a/fs/smb/server/oplock.c b/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
index 03f606afad93..d7a8a580d013 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
@@ -146,12 +146,9 @@ static struct oplock_info *opinfo_get_list(struct ksmbd_inode *ci)
 {
 	struct oplock_info *opinfo;
 
-	if (list_empty(&ci->m_op_list))
-		return NULL;
-
 	down_read(&ci->m_lock);
-	opinfo = list_first_entry(&ci->m_op_list, struct oplock_info,
-					op_entry);
+	opinfo = list_first_entry_or_null(&ci->m_op_list, struct oplock_info,
+					  op_entry);
 	if (opinfo) {
 		if (opinfo->conn == NULL ||
 		    !atomic_inc_not_zero(&opinfo->refcount))