diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2transport.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2transport.c
index 23c50ed7d4b5..a136fc4cc2b5 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2transport.c
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ generate_smb3signingkey(struct cifs_ses *ses,
 				  ptriplet->encryption.context,
 				  ses->smb3encryptionkey,
 				  SMB3_ENC_DEC_KEY_SIZE);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
 		rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->decryption.label,
 				  ptriplet->decryption.context,
 				  ses->smb3decryptionkey,
@@ -460,9 +462,6 @@ generate_smb3signingkey(struct cifs_ses *ses,
 			return rc;
 	}
 
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG_DUMP_KEYS
 	cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: dumping generated AES session keys\n", __func__);
 	/*