diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index 0511aaf451d4..497afb0b9960 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -766,6 +766,20 @@ smb2_handle_cancelled_close(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, __u64 persistent_fid,
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: tc_count=%d\n", __func__, tcon->tc_count);
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	if (tcon->tc_count <= 0) {
+		struct TCP_Server_Info *server = NULL;
+
+		WARN_ONCE(tcon->tc_count < 0, "tcon refcount is negative");
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+
+		if (tcon->ses)
+			server = tcon->ses->server;
+
+		cifs_server_dbg(FYI, "tid=%u: tcon is closing, skipping async close retry of fid %llu %llu\n",
+				tcon->tid, persistent_fid, volatile_fid);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
 	tcon->tc_count++;
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);