diff --git a/fs/smb/server/mgmt/share_config.c b/fs/smb/server/mgmt/share_config.c
index 6f97f8d39657..e00aee155935 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/mgmt/share_config.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/mgmt/share_config.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/parser.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/fs_struct.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@ static struct ksmbd_share_config *share_config_request(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 				goto out;
 			}
 
-			ret = kern_path(share->path, 0, &share->vfs_path);
+			scoped_with_init_fs()
+				ret = kern_path(share->path, 0, &share->vfs_path);
 			ksmbd_revert_fsids(work);
 			if (ret) {
 				ksmbd_debug(SMB, "failed to access '%s'\n",