diff --git a/smb2pdu.c b/smb2pdu.c
index 26e5a3f2a..3ba62527c 100644
--- a/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/smb2pdu.c
@@ -6577,6 +6577,7 @@ int smb2_write(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "flags %u\n", le32_to_cpu(req->Flags));
 	if (le32_to_cpu(req->Flags) & SMB2_WRITEFLAG_WRITE_THROUGH)
 		writethrough = true;
 
@@ -6592,10 +6593,6 @@ int smb2_write(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		data_buf = (char *)(((char *)&req->hdr.ProtocolId) +
 				    le16_to_cpu(req->DataOffset));
 
-		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "flags %u\n", le32_to_cpu(req->Flags));
-		if (le32_to_cpu(req->Flags) & SMB2_WRITEFLAG_WRITE_THROUGH)
-			writethrough = true;
-
 		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "filename %pd, offset %lld, len %zu\n",
 			    fp->filp->f_path.dentry, offset, length);
 		err = ksmbd_vfs_write(work, fp, data_buf, length, &offset,