diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 9b85b5341822..ee29bc57300c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -232,7 +232,13 @@ cifs_mark_tcp_ses_conns_for_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ses, nses, &pserver->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
-		/* check if iface is still active */
+		spin_lock(&ses->ses_lock);
+		if (ses->ses_status == SES_EXITING) {
+			spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
+			continue;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
+
 		spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
 		if (cifs_ses_get_chan_index(ses, server) ==
 		    CIFS_INVAL_CHAN_INDEX) {
@@ -1963,31 +1969,6 @@ cifs_setup_ipc(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/**
- * cifs_free_ipc - helper to release the session IPC tcon
- * @ses: smb session to unmount the IPC from
- *
- * Needs to be called everytime a session is destroyed.
- *
- * On session close, the IPC is closed and the server must release all tcons of the session.
- * No need to send a tree disconnect here.
- *
- * Besides, it will make the server to not close durable and resilient files on session close, as
- * specified in MS-SMB2 3.3.5.6 Receiving an SMB2 LOGOFF Request.
- */
-static int
-cifs_free_ipc(struct cifs_ses *ses)
-{
-	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = ses->tcon_ipc;
-
-	if (tcon == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	tconInfoFree(tcon);
-	ses->tcon_ipc = NULL;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct cifs_ses *
 cifs_find_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -2019,48 +2000,52 @@ cifs_find_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 void __cifs_put_smb_ses(struct cifs_ses *ses)
 {
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
+	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
 	unsigned int xid;
 	size_t i;
+	bool do_logoff;
 	int rc;
 
+	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	spin_lock(&ses->ses_lock);
-	if (ses->ses_status == SES_EXITING) {
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: id=0x%llx ses_count=%d ses_status=%u ipc=%s\n",
+		 __func__, ses->Suid, ses->ses_count, ses->ses_status,
+		 ses->tcon_ipc ? ses->tcon_ipc->tree_name : "none");
+	if (ses->ses_status == SES_EXITING || --ses->ses_count > 0) {
 		spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 		return;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
+	/* ses_count can never go negative */
+	WARN_ON(ses->ses_count < 0);
 
-	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: ses_count=%d\n", __func__, ses->ses_count);
-	cifs_dbg(FYI,
-		 "%s: ses ipc: %s\n", __func__, ses->tcon_ipc ? ses->tcon_ipc->tree_name : "NONE");
+	spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
+	cifs_chan_clear_need_reconnect(ses, server);
+	spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
 
-	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-	if (--ses->ses_count > 0) {
-		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-		return;
-	}
-	spin_lock(&ses->ses_lock);
-	if (ses->ses_status == SES_GOOD)
-		ses->ses_status = SES_EXITING;
+	do_logoff = ses->ses_status == SES_GOOD && server->ops->logoff;
+	ses->ses_status = SES_EXITING;
+	tcon = ses->tcon_ipc;
+	ses->tcon_ipc = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 
-	/* ses_count can never go negative */
-	WARN_ON(ses->ses_count < 0);
-
-	spin_lock(&ses->ses_lock);
-	if (ses->ses_status == SES_EXITING && server->ops->logoff) {
-		spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
-		cifs_free_ipc(ses);
+	/*
+	 * On session close, the IPC is closed and the server must release all
+	 * tcons of the session.  No need to send a tree disconnect here.
+	 *
+	 * Besides, it will make the server to not close durable and resilient
+	 * files on session close, as specified in MS-SMB2 3.3.5.6 Receiving an
+	 * SMB2 LOGOFF Request.
+	 */
+	tconInfoFree(tcon);
+	if (do_logoff) {
 		xid = get_xid();
 		rc = server->ops->logoff(xid, ses);
 		if (rc)
 			cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "%s: Session Logoff failure rc=%d\n",
 				__func__, rc);
 		_free_xid(xid);
-	} else {
-		spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
-		cifs_free_ipc(ses);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);