diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 33e4d98fc11507f8e351a6ea40667e70b7a529a7..084756cfdaee134975bdbcdf756c2c6d9a12604b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -528,22 +528,6 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	/* do not want to be sending data on a socket we are freeing */
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: tearing down socket\n", __func__);
 	mutex_lock(&server->srv_mutex);
-	if (server->ssocket) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "State: 0x%x Flags: 0x%lx\n",
-			 server->ssocket->state, server->ssocket->flags);
-		kernel_sock_shutdown(server->ssocket, SHUT_WR);
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Post shutdown state: 0x%x Flags: 0x%lx\n",
-			 server->ssocket->state, server->ssocket->flags);
-		sock_release(server->ssocket);
-		server->ssocket = NULL;
-	} else if (cifs_rdma_enabled(server))
-		smbd_destroy(server);
-	server->sequence_number = 0;
-	server->session_estab = false;
-	kfree(server->session_key.response);
-	server->session_key.response = NULL;
-	server->session_key.len = 0;
-	server->lstrp = jiffies;
 
 	/* mark submitted MIDs for retry and issue callback */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&retry_list);
@@ -556,7 +540,6 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		list_move(&mid_entry->qhead, &retry_list);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: issuing mid callbacks\n", __func__);
 	list_for_each_safe(tmp, tmp2, &retry_list) {
@@ -565,6 +548,25 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		mid_entry->callback(mid_entry);
 	}
 
+	if (server->ssocket) {
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "State: 0x%x Flags: 0x%lx\n",
+			 server->ssocket->state, server->ssocket->flags);
+		kernel_sock_shutdown(server->ssocket, SHUT_WR);
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Post shutdown state: 0x%x Flags: 0x%lx\n",
+			 server->ssocket->state, server->ssocket->flags);
+		sock_release(server->ssocket);
+		server->ssocket = NULL;
+	} else if (cifs_rdma_enabled(server))
+		smbd_destroy(server);
+	server->sequence_number = 0;
+	server->session_estab = false;
+	kfree(server->session_key.response);
+	server->session_key.response = NULL;
+	server->session_key.len = 0;
+	server->lstrp = jiffies;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
+
 	do {
 		try_to_freeze();