diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index d67c550c4980..37950c65453c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ 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) {
 			cifs_dbg(FYI, "reconnect error %d\n", rc);
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ 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;