diff --git a/sys/fs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c
index ed738fc09e54..392468edee73 100644
--- a/sys/fs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c
@@ -249,8 +249,9 @@ smbfs_closel(struct vop_close_args *ap)
 
 	smb_makescred(&scred, td, ap->a_cred);
 
-	if (np->n_opencount == 0 && vp->v_type != VDIR) {
-		SMBERROR("Negative opencount\n");
+	if (np->n_opencount == 0) {
+		if (vp->v_type != VDIR)
+			SMBERROR("Negative opencount\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	np->n_opencount--;