diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 375ccd209206..95e4f074b766 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ cifs_do_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 
 out_super:
 	deactivate_locked_super(sb);
+	return root;
 out:
 	cifs_cleanup_volume_info(volume_info);
 	return root;