diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 41009ef7878f..069e894d5917 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ cifs_set_cifscreds(struct smb3_fs_context *ctx __attribute__((unused)),
 struct cifs_ses *
 cifs_get_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 {
-	int rc = -ENOMEM;
+	int rc = 0;
 	unsigned int xid;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses;
 	struct sockaddr_in *addr = (struct sockaddr_in *)&server->dstaddr;
@@ -2191,6 +2191,8 @@ cifs_get_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 		return ses;
 	}
 
+	rc = -ENOMEM;
+
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Existing smb sess not found\n");
 	ses = sesInfoAlloc();
 	if (ses == NULL)