diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 199edac0cb59f8..082c2147868670 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -919,6 +919,7 @@ cifs_smb3_do_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 
 out_super:
 	deactivate_locked_super(sb);
+	return root;
 out:
 	if (cifs_sb) {
 		kfree(cifs_sb->prepath);