diff --git a/fs/smb/server/connection.c b/fs/smb/server/connection.c
index 1bb2081c492c..26cfce344861 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/connection.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/connection.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ void ksmbd_conn_free(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 	xa_destroy(&conn->sessions);
 	kvfree(conn->request_buf);
 	kfree(conn->preauth_info);
+	kfree(conn->mechToken);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&conn->refcnt)) {
 		conn->transport->ops->free_transport(conn->transport);
 		kfree(conn);
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index c61fcc88d6f2..10ae77dae5a1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ int smb2_sess_setup(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	else if (rc)
 		rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE;
 
-	if (conn->use_spnego && conn->mechToken) {
+	if (conn->mechToken) {
 		kfree(conn->mechToken);
 		conn->mechToken = NULL;
 	}