diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index ffb291579bb9..1cc47dd3b4d6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1584,6 +1584,7 @@ cifs_put_tcp_session(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int from_reconnect)
 	server->session_key.response = NULL;
 	server->session_key.len = 0;
 	kfree(server->hostname);
+	server->hostname = NULL;
 
 	task = xchg(&server->tsk, NULL);
 	if (task)