diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index d512440d35b6..e6a191a7499e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -208,6 +208,16 @@ smb2_wait_mtu_credits(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, unsigned int size,
 
 	spin_lock(&server->req_lock);
 	while (1) {
+		spin_unlock(&server->req_lock);
+
+		spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
+		if (server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting) {
+			spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
+
+		spin_lock(&server->req_lock);
 		if (server->credits <= 0) {
 			spin_unlock(&server->req_lock);
 			cifs_num_waiters_inc(server);
@@ -218,15 +228,6 @@ smb2_wait_mtu_credits(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, unsigned int size,
 				return rc;
 			spin_lock(&server->req_lock);
 		} else {
-			spin_unlock(&server->req_lock);
-			spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
-			if (server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting) {
-				spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
-				return -ENOENT;
-			}
-			spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
-
-			spin_lock(&server->req_lock);
 			scredits = server->credits;
 			/* can deadlock with reopen */
 			if (scredits <= 8) {
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/transport.c b/fs/smb/client/transport.c
index c961b90f92b9..e03ffcf7e201 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/transport.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/transport.c
@@ -549,6 +549,16 @@ wait_for_free_credits(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, const int num_credits,
 	}
 
 	while (1) {
+		spin_unlock(&server->req_lock);
+
+		spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
+		if (server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting) {
+			spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
+
+		spin_lock(&server->req_lock);
 		if (*credits < num_credits) {
 			scredits = *credits;
 			spin_unlock(&server->req_lock);
@@ -574,15 +584,6 @@ wait_for_free_credits(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, const int num_credits,
 				return -ERESTARTSYS;
 			spin_lock(&server->req_lock);
 		} else {
-			spin_unlock(&server->req_lock);
-
-			spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
-			if (server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting) {
-				spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
-				return -ENOENT;
-			}
-			spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
-
 			/*
 			 * For normal commands, reserve the last MAX_COMPOUND
 			 * credits to compound requests.
@@ -596,7 +597,6 @@ wait_for_free_credits(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, const int num_credits,
 			 * for servers that are slow to hand out credits on
 			 * new sessions.
 			 */
-			spin_lock(&server->req_lock);
 			if (!optype && num_credits == 1 &&
 			    server->in_flight > 2 * MAX_COMPOUND &&
 			    *credits <= MAX_COMPOUND) {