diff --git a/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fcb.c b/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fcb.c
index a791c27a40..0f3e626712 100644
--- a/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fcb.c
+++ b/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fcb.c
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ _vfatReleaseFCB(
 )
 {
     PVFATFCB tmpFcb;
+    ULONG RefCount;
+    PFILE_OBJECT tmpFileObject;
 
 #ifdef KDBG
     if (DebugFile.Buffer != NULL && FsRtlIsNameInExpression(&DebugFile, &pFCB->LongNameU, FALSE, NULL))
@@ -363,26 +365,23 @@ _vfatReleaseFCB(
 
     while (pFCB)
     {
-        ULONG RefCount;
-
         ASSERT(!BooleanFlagOn(pFCB->Flags, FCB_IS_FAT));
         ASSERT(pFCB != pVCB->VolumeFcb && !BooleanFlagOn(pFCB->Flags, FCB_IS_VOLUME));
         ASSERT(pFCB->RefCount > 0);
         RefCount = --pFCB->RefCount;
 
-        if (RefCount == 1 && BooleanFlagOn(pFCB->Flags, FCB_CACHE_INITIALIZED))
+        if (RefCount == 0)
         {
-            PFILE_OBJECT tmpFileObject;
-            tmpFileObject = pFCB->FileObject;
+            if (BooleanFlagOn(pFCB->Flags, FCB_CACHE_INITIALIZED))
+            {
+                ClearFlag(pFCB->Flags, FCB_CACHE_INITIALIZED);
 
-            pFCB->FileObject = NULL;
-            CcUninitializeCacheMap(tmpFileObject, NULL, NULL);
-            ClearFlag(pFCB->Flags, FCB_CACHE_INITIALIZED);
-            ObDereferenceObject(tmpFileObject);
-        }
+                tmpFileObject = pFCB->FileObject;
+                pFCB->FileObject = NULL;
+                CcUninitializeCacheMap(tmpFileObject, NULL, NULL);
+                ObDereferenceObject(tmpFileObject);
+            }
 
-        if (RefCount == 0)
-        {
             ASSERT(pFCB->OpenHandleCount == 0);
             tmpFcb = pFCB->parentFcb;
             vfatDelFCBFromTable(pVCB, pFCB);