diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index c19eae07fa69..a4147e999736 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ cifs_mark_tcp_ses_conns_for_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ses, nses, &pserver->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
 		/* check if iface is still active */
 		spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
+		if (cifs_ses_get_chan_index(ses, server) ==
+		    CIFS_INVAL_CHAN_INDEX) {
+			spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (!cifs_chan_is_iface_active(ses, server)) {
 			spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
 			cifs_chan_update_iface(ses, server);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/sess.c b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
index 52f7a411e2bb..07726b456a0a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/sess.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ cifs_ses_get_chan_index(struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	if (server)
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "unable to get chan index for server: 0x%llx",
 			 server->conn_id);
-	WARN_ON(1);
 	return CIFS_INVAL_CHAN_INDEX;
 }