diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index c74d6b577d952517c38ce96af6ce78534e1c2332..7694056e5990a480bf18286f7fd93b6441ca084c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -376,7 +376,10 @@ __smb_send_rqst(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int num_rqst,
 		 * be taken as the remainder of this one. We need to kill the
 		 * socket so the server throws away the partial SMB
 		 */
-		server->tcpStatus = CifsNeedReconnect;
+		spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
+		if (server->tcpStatus != CifsExiting)
+			server->tcpStatus = CifsNeedReconnect;
+		spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 		trace_smb3_partial_send_reconnect(server->CurrentMid,
 						  server->hostname);
 	}