diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index 719d55e63d88..bf61c3774830 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ smb2_calc_signature(struct smb_rqst *rqst, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	struct kvec *iov = rqst->rq_iov;
 	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)iov[0].iov_base;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses;
-	struct shash_desc *shash = &server->secmech.sdeschmacsha256->shash;
+	struct shash_desc *shash;
 	struct smb_rqst drqst;
 
 	ses = smb2_find_smb_ses(server, shdr->SessionId);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ smb2_calc_signature(struct smb_rqst *rqst, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 
 	rc = smb2_crypto_shash_allocate(server);
 	if (rc) {
-		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: shah256 alloc failed\n", __func__);
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: sha256 alloc failed\n", __func__);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ smb2_calc_signature(struct smb_rqst *rqst, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	shash = &server->secmech.sdeschmacsha256->shash;
 	rc = crypto_shash_init(shash);
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: Could not init sha256", __func__);