diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index 40162d5554ea..1f77512252e7 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -1681,8 +1681,10 @@ CIFSSMBRead(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 	pSMB->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(pid >> 16));
 
 	/* tcon and ses pointer are checked in smb_init */
-	if (tcon->ses->server == NULL)
+	if (!tcon->ses->server) {
+		cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 		return -ECONNABORTED;
+	}
 
 	pSMB->AndXCommand = 0xFF;       /* none */
 	pSMB->Fid = netfid;
@@ -1796,8 +1798,10 @@ CIFSSMBWrite(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 	pSMB->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(pid >> 16));
 
 	/* tcon and ses pointer are checked in smb_init */
-	if (tcon->ses->server == NULL)
+	if (!tcon->ses->server) {
+		cifs_buf_release(pSMB);
 		return -ECONNABORTED;
+	}
 
 	pSMB->AndXCommand = 0xFF;	/* none */
 	pSMB->Fid = netfid;
@@ -2077,8 +2081,10 @@ CIFSSMBWrite2(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 	pSMB->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(pid >> 16));
 
 	/* tcon and ses pointer are checked in smb_init */
-	if (tcon->ses->server == NULL)
+	if (!tcon->ses->server) {
+		cifs_small_buf_release(pSMB);
 		return -ECONNABORTED;
+	}
 
 	pSMB->AndXCommand = 0xFF;	/* none */
 	pSMB->Fid = netfid;