diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index cf1a3d2f6ad8..0eb69b0b543a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ smb2_reconnect(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 			rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
 			mutex_unlock(&tcon->ses->session_mutex);
 			goto failed;
+		} else if (rc) {
+			mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 	if (rc || !tcon->need_reconnect) {