diff --git a/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c b/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
index 7e29b06820e2..8d7fe71f525c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ static int ksmbd_tcp_new_connection(struct socket *client_sk)
 	t = alloc_transport(client_sk);
 	if (!t) {
 		sock_release(client_sk);
+		if (server_conf.max_connections)
+			atomic_dec(&active_num_conn);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}