diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index d4ef8f55fa4b..994b95b6b3c2 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ int smb2_sess_setup(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	} else if ((conn->dialect < SMB30_PROT_ID ||
 		    server_conf.flags & KSMBD_GLOBAL_FLAG_SMB3_MULTICHANNEL) &&
 		   (req->Flags & SMB2_SESSION_REQ_FLAG_BINDING)) {
+		sess = NULL;
 		rc = -EACCES;
 		goto out_err;
 	} else {