diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index f7741cee2a4c..e5ac474d5d87 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3454,7 +3454,7 @@ static int
 build_qfs_info_req(struct kvec *iov, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, int level,
 		   int outbuf_len, u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid)
 {
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = tcon->ses->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
 	int rc;
 	struct smb2_query_info_req *req;
 	unsigned int total_len;
@@ -3464,6 +3464,8 @@ build_qfs_info_req(struct kvec *iov, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, int level,
 	if ((tcon->ses == NULL) || (tcon->ses->server == NULL))
 		return -EIO;
 
+	server = tcon->ses->server;
+
 	rc = smb2_plain_req_init(SMB2_QUERY_INFO, tcon, (void **) &req,
 			     &total_len);
 	if (rc)