diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index bcda48c03882..52589ea4e3c0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -371,8 +371,10 @@ static int reconn_set_ipaddr(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	rc = cifs_convert_address((struct sockaddr *)&server->dstaddr, ipaddr,
 				  strlen(ipaddr));
+	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	kfree(ipaddr);
 
 	return !rc ? -1 : 0;