diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index fe5a8452b2131263b0242cc305f477fdf55f277b..2497e0e428ac3549da722a7a9730c4060604ec9e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static const int smb2_req_struct_sizes[NUMBER_OF_SMB2_COMMANDS] = {
 
 int smb3_encryption_required(const struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 {
-	if (!tcon)
+	if (!tcon || !tcon->ses)
 		return 0;
 	if ((tcon->ses->session_flags & SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_ENCRYPT_DATA) ||
 	    (tcon->share_flags & SHI1005_FLAGS_ENCRYPT_DATA))