diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index bc957e6ca48b9dd898d556f861a7a27c530f3ec6..6e1e7e44706c51c1358278461b16b4ce6559bc59 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -864,7 +864,6 @@ cifs_smb3_do_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 
 out_super:
 	deactivate_locked_super(sb);
-	return root;
 out:
 	cifs_cleanup_volume_info(volume_info);
 	return root;