diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index baa1713d66958659b7134139adb7028448d1e794..bc906fcf3f6dbca0c2ec2c1c3ccab9282925d1e2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@ cifs_smb3_do_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 
 out_super:
 	deactivate_locked_super(sb);
-	return root;
 out:
 	cifs_cleanup_volume_info(volume_info);
 	return root;