diff --git a/fs/cifs/sess.c b/fs/cifs/sess.c
index d58c5ffeca0d..cf6fd138d8d5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/sess.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/sess.c
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ out:
 		cifs_put_tcp_session(chan->server, 0);
 	unload_nls(vol.local_nls);
 
+	free_xid(xid);
 	return rc;
 }