diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index ecc1455358cc..7aecb1646b6f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ out_err:
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
-/* this function must be called with ses_lock held */
+/* this function must be called with ses_lock and chan_lock held */
 static int match_session(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 {
 	if (ctx->sectype != Unspecified &&
@@ -1785,12 +1785,8 @@ static int match_session(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 	 * If an existing session is limited to less channels than
 	 * requested, it should not be reused
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
-	if (ses->chan_max < ctx->max_channels) {
-		spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
+	if (ses->chan_max < ctx->max_channels)
 		return 0;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
 
 	switch (ses->sectype) {
 	case Kerberos:
@@ -1918,10 +1914,13 @@ cifs_find_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 			spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 			continue;
 		}
+		spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
 		if (!match_session(ses, ctx)) {
+			spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 			continue;
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 
 		++ses->ses_count;
@@ -2742,6 +2741,7 @@ cifs_match_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 
 	spin_lock(&tcp_srv->srv_lock);
 	spin_lock(&ses->ses_lock);
+	spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
 	spin_lock(&tcon->tc_lock);
 	if (!match_server(tcp_srv, ctx) ||
 	    !match_session(ses, ctx) ||
@@ -2754,6 +2754,7 @@ cifs_match_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 	rc = compare_mount_options(sb, mnt_data);
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&tcon->tc_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&tcp_srv->srv_lock);