diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index f40b8de2aeeb3..adb324234b444 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ smb2_find_smb_tcon(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, __u64 ses_id, __u32  tid)
 	}
 	tcon = smb2_find_smb_sess_tcon_unlocked(ses, tid);
 	if (!tcon) {
-		cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
 		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+		cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);