diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c b/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
index 6fa6d459678e..a6ef088e057b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ cifs_crypto_secmech_release(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		server->secmech.md5 = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (server->secmech.md5) {
+	if (server->secmech.sha512) {
 		crypto_free_shash(server->secmech.sha512);
 		server->secmech.sha512 = NULL;
 	}