diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index dd9a4ae..04239a7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1563,6 +1563,7 @@
 	server->tcpStatus = CifsExiting;
 	spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 
+	cifs_crypto_shash_release(server);
 	cifs_fscache_release_client_cookie(server);
 
 	kfree(server->session_key.response);
@@ -1621,10 +1622,16 @@
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	rc = cifs_crypto_shash_allocate(tcp_ses);
+	if (rc) {
+		cERROR(1, "could not setup hash structures rc %d", rc);
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
 	tcp_ses->hostname = extract_hostname(volume_info->UNC);
 	if (IS_ERR(tcp_ses->hostname)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(tcp_ses->hostname);
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_err2;
 	}
 
 	tcp_ses->noblocksnd = volume_info->noblocksnd;
@@ -1668,7 +1675,7 @@
 	}
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		cERROR(1, "Error connecting to socket. Aborting operation");
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_err2;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1682,7 +1689,7 @@
 		rc = PTR_ERR(tcp_ses->tsk);
 		cERROR(1, "error %d create cifsd thread", rc);
 		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_err2;
 	}
 
 	/* thread spawned, put it on the list */
@@ -1694,6 +1701,9 @@
 
 	return tcp_ses;
 
+out_err2:
+	cifs_crypto_shash_release(tcp_ses);
+
 out_err:
 	if (tcp_ses) {
 		if (!IS_ERR(tcp_ses->hostname))