diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
index e45ce31bbda717..a3493da12ad1e6 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@ static int smb3_fs_context_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc,
 
  cifs_parse_mount_err:
 	kfree_sensitive(ctx->password);
+	ctx->password = NULL;
 	return -EINVAL;
 }