diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
index 6e1698614745..ec5b639f421a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
@@ -1790,9 +1790,9 @@ nomem_req:
 
 static void cifs_destroy_netfs(void)
 {
-	mempool_destroy(&cifs_io_subrequest_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&cifs_io_subrequest_pool);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_io_subrequest_cachep);
-	mempool_destroy(&cifs_io_request_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&cifs_io_request_pool);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_io_request_cachep);
 }