diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 80c2e3add3a2714748336560b249b77e348c4278..633c246b67752efe0f7460cb01e8ac62309314e8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2878,7 +2878,8 @@ cleanup_volume_info_contents(struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 	kfree(volume_info->username);
 	kzfree(volume_info->password);
 	kfree(volume_info->UNC);
-	kfree(volume_info->UNCip);
+	if (volume_info->UNCip != volume_info->UNC + 2)
+		kfree(volume_info->UNCip);
 	kfree(volume_info->domainname);
 	kfree(volume_info->iocharset);
 	kfree(volume_info->prepath);