diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 9ee3f689c2b0..7c3f4b9230d7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ sesInfoFree(struct cifsSesInfo *buf_to_free)
 	kfree(buf_to_free->serverOS);
 	kfree(buf_to_free->serverDomain);
 	kfree(buf_to_free->serverNOS);
-	kfree(buf_to_free->password);
+	if (buf_to_free->password) {
+		memset(buf_to_free->password, 0, strlen(buf_to_free->password));
+		kfree(buf_to_free->password);
+	}
 	kfree(buf_to_free->domainName);
 	kfree(buf_to_free);
 }