diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 0225f4c8adf0caa49de65ff6c4c8860c4c1d5afb..7ae6f2c08153e63b17cc19262fad12562a53cecd 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2345,7 +2345,9 @@ cifs_put_tcon(struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	ses = tcon->ses;
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: tc_count=%d\n", __func__, tcon->tc_count);
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	spin_lock(&tcon->tc_lock);
 	if (--tcon->tc_count > 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&tcon->tc_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -2354,6 +2356,7 @@ cifs_put_tcon(struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	WARN_ON(tcon->tc_count < 0);
 
 	list_del_init(&tcon->tcon_list);
+	spin_unlock(&tcon->tc_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 
 	/* cancel polling of interfaces */