diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c b/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
index 194f9cc..fc6f4f3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
@@ -43,17 +43,18 @@
 	server->secmech.md5 = crypto_alloc_shash("md5", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(server->secmech.md5)) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "could not allocate crypto md5\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(server->secmech.md5);
+		rc = PTR_ERR(server->secmech.md5);
+		server->secmech.md5 = NULL;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	size = sizeof(struct shash_desc) +
 			crypto_shash_descsize(server->secmech.md5);
 	server->secmech.sdescmd5 = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!server->secmech.sdescmd5) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		crypto_free_shash(server->secmech.md5);
 		server->secmech.md5 = NULL;
-		return rc;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	server->secmech.sdescmd5->shash.tfm = server->secmech.md5;
 	server->secmech.sdescmd5->shash.flags = 0x0;
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@
 
 static int crypto_hmacmd5_alloc(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
+	int rc;
 	unsigned int size;
 
 	/* check if already allocated */
@@ -600,7 +602,9 @@
 	server->secmech.hmacmd5 = crypto_alloc_shash("hmac(md5)", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(server->secmech.hmacmd5)) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "could not allocate crypto hmacmd5\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(server->secmech.hmacmd5);
+		rc = PTR_ERR(server->secmech.hmacmd5);
+		server->secmech.hmacmd5 = NULL;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	size = sizeof(struct shash_desc) +
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index 301b191..4f2300d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 static int
 smb2_crypto_shash_allocate(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
+	int rc;
 	unsigned int size;
 
 	if (server->secmech.sdeschmacsha256 != NULL)
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@
 	server->secmech.hmacsha256 = crypto_alloc_shash("hmac(sha256)", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(server->secmech.hmacsha256)) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "could not allocate crypto hmacsha256\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(server->secmech.hmacsha256);
+		rc = PTR_ERR(server->secmech.hmacsha256);
+		server->secmech.hmacsha256 = NULL;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	size = sizeof(struct shash_desc) +
@@ -87,7 +90,9 @@
 		server->secmech.sdeschmacsha256 = NULL;
 		crypto_free_shash(server->secmech.hmacsha256);
 		server->secmech.hmacsha256 = NULL;
-		return PTR_ERR(server->secmech.cmacaes);
+		rc = PTR_ERR(server->secmech.cmacaes);
+		server->secmech.cmacaes = NULL;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	size = sizeof(struct shash_desc) +