diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 8f8d281e3151..1e4f5ee9768a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ cifs_smb3_do_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	      int flags, struct smb3_fs_context *old_ctx)
 {
 	int rc;
-	struct super_block *sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = NULL;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = NULL;
 	struct cifs_mnt_data mnt_data;
 	struct dentry *root;
@@ -922,9 +922,11 @@ out_super:
 	return root;
 out:
 	if (cifs_sb) {
-		kfree(cifs_sb->prepath);
-		smb3_cleanup_fs_context(cifs_sb->ctx);
-		kfree(cifs_sb);
+		if (!sb || IS_ERR(sb)) {  /* otherwise kill_sb will handle */
+			kfree(cifs_sb->prepath);
+			smb3_cleanup_fs_context(cifs_sb->ctx);
+			kfree(cifs_sb);
+		}
 	}
 	return root;
 }