diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
index 28031c7ba6b197fd60e64bf364371878a21d20c8..157466148c333c7a18467159bbedec37357f90fb 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
@@ -1105,6 +1105,8 @@ int smb2_rename_path(const unsigned int xid,
 				  co, DELETE, SMB2_OP_RENAME, cfile, source_dentry);
 	if (rc == -EINVAL) {
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "invalid lease key, resending request without lease");
+		cifs_get_writable_path(tcon, from_name,
+				       FIND_WR_WITH_DELETE, &cfile);
 		rc = smb2_set_path_attr(xid, tcon, from_name, to_name, cifs_sb,
 				  co, DELETE, SMB2_OP_RENAME, cfile, NULL);
 	}