diff --git a/fs/cifs/sess.c b/fs/cifs/sess.c
index 39ee32688eac..3a5e83317683 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/sess.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/sess.c
@@ -243,10 +243,11 @@ static void decode_ascii_ssetup(char **pbcc_area, __u16 bleft,
 	kfree(ses->serverOS);
 
 	ses->serverOS = kzalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (ses->serverOS)
+	if (ses->serverOS) {
 		strncpy(ses->serverOS, bcc_ptr, len);
-	if (strncmp(ses->serverOS, "OS/2", 4) == 0)
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "OS/2 server\n");
+		if (strncmp(ses->serverOS, "OS/2", 4) == 0)
+			cifs_dbg(FYI, "OS/2 server\n");
+	}
 
 	bcc_ptr += len + 1;
 	bleft -= len + 1;