diff --git a/fs/smb/client/ioctl.c b/fs/smb/client/ioctl.c
index e2f92c21fff5..682eabdd1d6c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/ioctl.c
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ static int cifs_dump_full_key(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, struct smb3_full_key_debug
 		spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(server_it, &cifs_tcp_ses_list, tcp_ses_list) {
 			list_for_each_entry(ses_it, &server_it->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
-				if (ses_it->Suid == out.session_id) {
+				spin_lock(&ses_it->ses_lock);
+				if (ses_it->ses_status != SES_EXITING &&
+				    ses_it->Suid == out.session_id) {
 					ses = ses_it;
 					/*
 					 * since we are using the session outside the crit
@@ -255,9 +257,11 @@ static int cifs_dump_full_key(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, struct smb3_full_key_debug
 					 * so increment its refcount
 					 */
 					cifs_smb_ses_inc_refcount(ses);
+					spin_unlock(&ses_it->ses_lock);
 					found = true;
 					goto search_end;
 				}
+				spin_unlock(&ses_it->ses_lock);
 			}
 		}
 search_end: