diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 0aeaaf7..c672afe 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1445,8 +1445,13 @@
 	cFYI(1, "Sync file - name: %s datasync: 0x%x",
 		file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name, datasync);
 
-	if (!CIFS_I(inode)->clientCanCacheRead)
-		cifs_invalidate_mapping(inode);
+	if (!CIFS_I(inode)->clientCanCacheRead) {
+		rc = cifs_invalidate_mapping(inode);
+		if (rc) {
+			cFYI(1, "rc: %d during invalidate phase", rc);
+			rc = 0; /* don't care about it in fsync */
+		}
+	}
 
 	tcon = tlink_tcon(smbfile->tlink);
 	if (!(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NOSSYNC))
@@ -1903,8 +1908,11 @@
 
 	xid = GetXid();
 
-	if (!CIFS_I(inode)->clientCanCacheRead)
-		cifs_invalidate_mapping(inode);
+	if (!CIFS_I(inode)->clientCanCacheRead) {
+		rc = cifs_invalidate_mapping(inode);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = generic_file_mmap(file, vma);
 	if (rc == 0)