diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 49fdc6dfdcf8..8c2a784200ec 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(ses, &pserver->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
+		if (cifs_ses_exiting(ses))
+			continue;
 		spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
 		for (i = 0; i < ses->chan_count; i++) {
 			spin_lock(&ses->chans[i].server->srv_lock);