diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 741b83c59a306..568abcd6d0dd3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ cifs_reconnect_tcon(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, int smb_command)
 	 * reconnect the same SMB session
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&ses->session_mutex);
+
+	/*
+	 * Recheck after acquire mutex. If another thread is negotiating
+	 * and the server never sends an answer the socket will be closed
+	 * and tcpStatus set to reconnect.
+	 */
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect) {
+		rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
+		mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	rc = cifs_negotiate_protocol(0, ses);
 	if (rc == 0 && ses->need_reconnect)
 		rc = cifs_setup_session(0, ses, nls_codepage);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index c018d161735c4..37c8cac86431f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -561,7 +561,8 @@ server_unresponsive(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	 * 65s kernel_recvmsg times out, and we see that we haven't gotten
 	 *     a response in >60s.
 	 */
-	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsGood &&
+	if ((server->tcpStatus == CifsGood ||
+	    server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate) &&
 	    time_after(jiffies, server->lstrp + 2 * server->echo_interval)) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Server %s has not responded in %lu seconds. Reconnecting...\n",
 			 server->hostname, (2 * server->echo_interval) / HZ);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index e8dc28dbe563e..0a23b6002ff12 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ smb2_reconnect(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	 * the same SMB session
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&tcon->ses->session_mutex);
+
+	/*
+	 * Recheck after acquire mutex. If another thread is negotiating
+	 * and the server never sends an answer the socket will be closed
+	 * and tcpStatus set to reconnect.
+	 */
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect) {
+		rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
+		mutex_unlock(&tcon->ses->session_mutex);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	rc = cifs_negotiate_protocol(0, tcon->ses);
 	if (!rc && tcon->ses->need_reconnect) {
 		rc = cifs_setup_session(0, tcon->ses, nls_codepage);