diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 8d95607a9312..c8079376d294 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -3451,7 +3451,7 @@ int cifs_mount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 			rc = -ELOOP;
 	} while (rc == -EREMOTE);
 
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc || !tcon)
 		goto error;
 
 	kfree(ref_path);