diff --git a/fs/smb/server/mgmt/user_session.c b/fs/smb/server/mgmt/user_session.c
index 1c181ef99929..7d880ff34402 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/mgmt/user_session.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/mgmt/user_session.c
@@ -325,8 +325,10 @@ struct ksmbd_session *ksmbd_session_lookup_all(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 	sess = ksmbd_session_lookup(conn, id);
 	if (!sess && conn->binding)
 		sess = ksmbd_session_lookup_slowpath(id);
-	if (sess && sess->state != SMB2_SESSION_VALID)
+	if (sess && sess->state != SMB2_SESSION_VALID) {
+		ksmbd_user_session_put(sess);
 		sess = NULL;
+	}
 	return sess;
 }