diff --git a/fs/smb/server/mgmt/user_config.c b/fs/smb/server/mgmt/user_config.c
index 0be08cf1896c..5efc3d7455b9 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/mgmt/user_config.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/mgmt/user_config.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct ksmbd_user *ksmbd_login_user(const char *account)
 	user = ksmbd_alloc_user(resp, resp_ext);
 	kvfree(resp_ext);
 out:
-	kvfree(resp);
+	kvfree_sensitive(resp, sizeof(*resp));
 	return user;
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct ksmbd_user *ksmbd_alloc_user(struct ksmbd_login_response *resp,
 
 err_free:
 	kfree(user->name);
-	kfree(user->passkey);
+	kfree_sensitive(user->passkey);
 	kfree(user);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void ksmbd_free_user(struct ksmbd_user *user)
 	ksmbd_ipc_logout_request(user->name, user->flags);
 	kfree(user->sgid);
 	kfree(user->name);
-	kfree(user->passkey);
+	kfree_sensitive(user->passkey);
 	kfree(user);
 }