diff --git a/fs/smb/server/connection.c b/fs/smb/server/connection.c
index c1f22c129111..83764c230e9d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/connection.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/connection.c
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ void ksmbd_conn_free(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 	xa_destroy(&conn->sessions);
 	kvfree(conn->request_buf);
 	kfree(conn->preauth_info);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&conn->refcnt))
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&conn->refcnt)) {
+		ksmbd_free_transport(conn->transport);
 		kfree(conn);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c b/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
index 7f38a3c3f5bd..abedf510899a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
@@ -93,17 +93,21 @@ static struct tcp_transport *alloc_transport(struct socket *client_sk)
 	return t;
 }
 
-static void free_transport(struct tcp_transport *t)
+void ksmbd_free_transport(struct ksmbd_transport *kt)
 {
-	kernel_sock_shutdown(t->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
-	sock_release(t->sock);
-	t->sock = NULL;
+	struct tcp_transport *t = TCP_TRANS(kt);
 
-	ksmbd_conn_free(KSMBD_TRANS(t)->conn);
+	sock_release(t->sock);
 	kfree(t->iov);
 	kfree(t);
 }
 
+static void free_transport(struct tcp_transport *t)
+{
+	kernel_sock_shutdown(t->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
+	ksmbd_conn_free(KSMBD_TRANS(t)->conn);
+}
+
 /**
  * kvec_array_init() - initialize a IO vector segment
  * @new:	IO vector to be initialized
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.h b/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.h
index 8c9aa624cfe3..1e51675ee1b2 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 int ksmbd_tcp_set_interfaces(char *ifc_list, int ifc_list_sz);
 struct interface *ksmbd_find_netdev_name_iface_list(char *netdev_name);
+void ksmbd_free_transport(struct ksmbd_transport *kt);
 int ksmbd_tcp_init(void);
 void ksmbd_tcp_destroy(void);