diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 1251ff03d..e72131ca1 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -3587,6 +3587,11 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetObjectRetentionHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		getObjectInfo = api.CacheAPI().GetObjectInfo
 	}
 
+	if rcfg, _ := globalBucketObjectLockSys.Get(bucket); !rcfg.LockEnabled {
+		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrInvalidBucketObjectLockConfiguration), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+		return
+	}
+
 	opts, err := getOpts(ctx, r, bucket, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
@@ -3600,7 +3605,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetObjectRetentionHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 	}
 
 	retention := objectlock.GetObjectRetentionMeta(objInfo.UserDefined)
-
 	if !retention.Mode.Valid() {
 		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrNoSuchObjectLockConfiguration), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
 		return