diff --git a/fs/cifs/sess.c b/fs/cifs/sess.c
index 38574fc70117e..1ecfa53e4b0a1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/sess.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/sess.c
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ int cifs_try_adding_channels(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	struct cifs_server_iface *ifaces = NULL;
 	size_t iface_count;
 
-	if (ses->server->dialect < SMB30_PROT_ID) {
-		cifs_dbg(VFS, "multichannel is not supported on this protocol version, use 3.0 or above\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
 
 	new_chan_count = old_chan_count = ses->chan_count;
@@ -94,6 +89,12 @@ int cifs_try_adding_channels(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (ses->server->dialect < SMB30_PROT_ID) {
+		spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "multichannel is not supported on this protocol version, use 3.0 or above\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!(ses->server->capabilities & SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_MULTI_CHANNEL)) {
 		ses->chan_max = 1;
 		spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);