diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 7022750cae2f..21ddfd77966e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -548,10 +548,10 @@ static bool
 server_unresponsive(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
 	/*
-	 * We need to wait 2 echo intervals to make sure we handle such
+	 * We need to wait 3 echo intervals to make sure we handle such
 	 * situations right:
 	 * 1s  client sends a normal SMB request
-	 * 2s  client gets a response
+	 * 3s  client gets a response
 	 * 30s echo workqueue job pops, and decides we got a response recently
 	 *     and don't need to send another
 	 * ...
@@ -560,9 +560,9 @@ server_unresponsive(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	 */
 	if ((server->tcpStatus == CifsGood ||
 	    server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate) &&
-	    time_after(jiffies, server->lstrp + 2 * SMB_ECHO_INTERVAL)) {
+	    time_after(jiffies, server->lstrp + 3 * SMB_ECHO_INTERVAL)) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Server %s has not responded in %d seconds. Reconnecting...\n",
-			 server->hostname, (2 * SMB_ECHO_INTERVAL) / HZ);
+			 server->hostname, (3 * SMB_ECHO_INTERVAL) / HZ);
 		cifs_reconnect(server);
 		wake_up(&server->response_q);
 		return true;