diff --git a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_session.c b/fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_session.c
index afcdf76a3851c0e7a77fd048d1208de3aeab2f5d..1b71a20dacdb7e2a18720bbef60ffa77d78c6621 100644
--- a/fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_session.c
+++ b/fs/cifsd/mgmt/user_session.c
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ static struct ksmbd_session *__session_create(int protocol)
 		goto error;
 
 	if (protocol == CIFDS_SESSION_FLAG_SMB2) {
-		down_read(&sessions_table_lock);
+		down_write(&sessions_table_lock);
 		hash_add(sessions_table, &sess->hlist, sess->id);
-		up_read(&sessions_table_lock);
+		up_write(&sessions_table_lock);
 	}
 	return sess;