diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
index 6358f2483c86..37b04c23ee89 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
@@ -979,6 +979,8 @@ static int smb3_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)
 	rc = smb3_sync_session_ctx_passwords(cifs_sb, ses);
 	if (rc) {
 		mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
+		kfree_sensitive(new_password);
+		kfree_sensitive(new_password2);
 		return rc;
 	}