diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index e8da4ee761b51..f50fc8728c94b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ cifs_read_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data,
 	cERROR(1, ("cifs_read_super: get root inode failed"));
 	if (inode)
 		iput(inode);
+	
+	cifs_umount(sb, cifs_sb);
 
 out_mount_failed:
 	if (cifs_sb) {