1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 67dad54fbfa1..88c84a38bccb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1706,9 +1706,6 @@ cifs_get_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
         if (ses) {
                 cFYI(1, "Existing smb sess found (status=%d)", ses->status);
 
-                /* existing SMB ses has a server reference already */
-                cifs_put_tcp_session(server);
-
                 mutex_lock(&ses->session_mutex);
                 rc = cifs_negotiate_protocol(xid, ses);
                 if (rc) {
@@ -1731,6 +1728,9 @@ cifs_get_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
                         }
                 }
                 mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
+
+                /* existing SMB ses has a server reference already */
+                cifs_put_tcp_session(server);
                 FreeXid(xid);
                 return ses;
         }