diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 4b8632eda2bd..f924f05b1829 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -4933,8 +4933,13 @@ CIFSGetDFSRefer(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 getDFSRetry:
-	rc = smb_init(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, ses->tcon_ipc, (void **) &pSMB,
-		      (void **) &pSMBr);
+	/*
+	 * Use smb_init_no_reconnect() instead of smb_init() as
+	 * CIFSGetDFSRefer() may be called from cifs_reconnect_tcon() and thus
+	 * causing an infinite recursion.
+	 */
+	rc = smb_init_no_reconnect(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, ses->tcon_ipc,
+				   (void **)&pSMB, (void **)&pSMBr);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;