diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2misc.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2misc.c
index 3f4c37458f97..cc72be5a93a9 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2misc.c
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ smb2_is_valid_lease_break(char *buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	/* look up tcon based on tid & uid */
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(ses, &pserver->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
+		if (cifs_ses_exiting(ses))
+			continue;
 		list_for_each_entry(tcon, &ses->tcon_list, tcon_list) {
 			spin_lock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
 			cifs_stats_inc(