diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index a07b74935583..04fea874d0a3 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -2430,6 +2430,8 @@ smb2_is_network_name_deleted(char *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(ses, &pserver->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
+		if (cifs_ses_exiting(ses))
+			continue;
 		list_for_each_entry(tcon, &ses->tcon_list, tcon_list) {
 			if (tcon->tid == le32_to_cpu(shdr->Id.SyncId.TreeId)) {
 				spin_lock(&tcon->tc_lock);