diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 61e7df4d9cb1..079a4f6162ed 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ smb_send_kvec(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct msghdr *smb_msg,
 
 	*sent = 0;
 
-	smb_msg->msg_name = (struct sockaddr *) &server->dstaddr;
-	smb_msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(struct sockaddr);
+	smb_msg->msg_name = NULL;
+	smb_msg->msg_namelen = 0;
 	smb_msg->msg_control = NULL;
 	smb_msg->msg_controllen = 0;
 	if (server->noblocksnd)