diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 15d94ac4095ea8ba572d475ecdbd6609da2207cf..0ce2d704b1f3f8848155c4a2a75078294bd35d82 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ clean_demultiplex_info(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		 */
 	}
 
+	put_net(cifs_net_ns(server));
 	kfree(server->leaf_fullpath);
 	kfree(server);
 
@@ -1635,8 +1636,6 @@ cifs_put_tcp_session(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int from_reconnect)
 	/* srv_count can never go negative */
 	WARN_ON(server->srv_count < 0);
 
-	put_net(cifs_net_ns(server));
-
 	list_del_init(&server->tcp_ses_list);
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 
@@ -3070,13 +3069,22 @@ generic_ip_connect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	if (server->ssocket) {
 		socket = server->ssocket;
 	} else {
-		rc = __sock_create(cifs_net_ns(server), sfamily, SOCK_STREAM,
+		struct net *net = cifs_net_ns(server);
+		struct sock *sk;
+
+		rc = __sock_create(net, sfamily, SOCK_STREAM,
 				   IPPROTO_TCP, &server->ssocket, 1);
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "Error %d creating socket\n", rc);
 			return rc;
 		}
 
+		sk = server->ssocket->sk;
+		__netns_tracker_free(net, &sk->ns_tracker, false);
+		sk->sk_net_refcnt = 1;
+		get_net_track(net, &sk->ns_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
+		sock_inuse_add(net, 1);
+
 		/* BB other socket options to set KEEPALIVE, NODELAY? */
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Socket created\n");
 		socket = server->ssocket;