diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 6771d0146dfc86..38bced5bc4130c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		try_to_freeze();
 
 		/* we should try only the port we connected to before */
+		mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
 		rc = generic_ip_connect(server);
 		if (rc) {
 			cFYI(1, "reconnect error %d", rc);
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 				server->tcpStatus = CifsNeedNegotiate;
 			spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 		}
+		mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 	} while (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect);
 
 	return rc;