diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/asn1.c b/fs/ksmbd/asn1.c
index c03eba090368..cc6384f79675 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/asn1.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/asn1.c
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ int ksmbd_neg_token_init_mech_type(void *context, size_t hdrlen,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ksmbd_neg_token_init_mech_token(void *context, size_t hdrlen,
-				    unsigned char tag, const void *value,
-				    size_t vlen)
+static int ksmbd_neg_token_alloc(void *context, size_t hdrlen,
+				 unsigned char tag, const void *value,
+				 size_t vlen)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = context;
 
@@ -223,17 +223,16 @@ int ksmbd_neg_token_init_mech_token(void *context, size_t hdrlen,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ksmbd_neg_token_init_mech_token(void *context, size_t hdrlen,
+				    unsigned char tag, const void *value,
+				    size_t vlen)
+{
+	return ksmbd_neg_token_alloc(context, hdrlen, tag, value, vlen);
+}
+
 int ksmbd_neg_token_targ_resp_token(void *context, size_t hdrlen,
 				    unsigned char tag, const void *value,
 				    size_t vlen)
 {
-	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = context;
-
-	conn->mechToken = kmalloc(vlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!conn->mechToken)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	memcpy(conn->mechToken, value, vlen);
-	conn->mechToken[vlen] = '\0';
-	return 0;
+	return ksmbd_neg_token_alloc(context, hdrlen, tag, value, vlen);
 }