diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/rpc_srvsvc.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/rpc_srvsvc.c
index 6ad1646cdd..5a403ccb7b 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/rpc_srvsvc.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/rpc_srvsvc.c
@@ -735,22 +735,7 @@ NET_API_STATUS NetrShareGetInfo(
 
     dscp = cm_RootSCachep(userp, &req);
 
-    /* Allocate the memory for the response */
-    switch (Level) {
-    case 2:
-        InfoStruct->ShareInfo2 = MIDL_user_allocate(sizeof(SHARE_INFO_2));
-        break;
-    case 1:
-        InfoStruct->ShareInfo1 = MIDL_user_allocate(sizeof(SHARE_INFO_1));
-        break;
-    case 0:
-        InfoStruct->ShareInfo0 = MIDL_user_allocate(sizeof(SHARE_INFO_0));
-        break;
-    }
-
-    if (InfoStruct->ShareInfo0 == NULL) {
-        return ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY;
-    }
+    InfoStruct->ShareInfo0 = NULL;
 
     /*
      * NetName will be:
@@ -850,6 +835,33 @@ NET_API_STATUS NetrShareGetInfo(
     }
 
     if (scp) {
+	/* Allocate the memory for the response */
+	switch (Level) {
+	case 2:
+	    InfoStruct->ShareInfo2 = MIDL_user_allocate(sizeof(SHARE_INFO_2));
+	    break;
+	case 1:
+	    InfoStruct->ShareInfo1 = MIDL_user_allocate(sizeof(SHARE_INFO_1));
+	    break;
+	case 0:
+	    InfoStruct->ShareInfo0 = MIDL_user_allocate(sizeof(SHARE_INFO_0));
+	    break;
+	case 501:
+	case 502:
+	case 503:
+	case 1004:
+	case 1005:
+	case 1006:
+	default:
+	    cm_ReleaseSCache(scp);
+	    return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_INVALID_LEVEL);
+	}
+
+	if (InfoStruct->ShareInfo0 == NULL) {
+	    cm_ReleaseSCache(scp);
+	    return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY);
+	}
+
         switch (Level) {
         case 2:
             /* for share level security */