(index_to_find < first_entry_in_buffer)) {
/* close and restart search */
cFYI(1, ("search backing up - close and restart search"));
- cifsFile->invalidHandle = true;
- CIFSFindClose(xid, pTcon, cifsFile->netfid);
+ if (!cifsFile->srch_inf.endOfSearch &&
+ !cifsFile->invalidHandle) {
+ cifsFile->invalidHandle = true;
+ CIFSFindClose(xid, pTcon, cifsFile->netfid);
+ }
kfree(cifsFile->search_resume_name);
cifsFile->search_resume_name = NULL;
if (cifsFile->srch_inf.ntwrk_buf_start) {