diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 4eb0a9e7194b..1c87a429ce72 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -257,9 +257,14 @@ smb2_reconnect(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	}
 
 	rc = cifs_negotiate_protocol(0, tcon->ses);
-	if (!rc && tcon->ses->need_reconnect)
+	if (!rc && tcon->ses->need_reconnect) {
 		rc = cifs_setup_session(0, tcon->ses, nls_codepage);
-
+		if ((rc == -EACCES) && !tcon->retry) {
+			rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
+			mutex_unlock(&tcon->ses->session_mutex);
+			goto failed;
+		}
+	}
 	if (rc || !tcon->need_reconnect) {
 		mutex_unlock(&tcon->ses->session_mutex);
 		goto out;
@@ -301,6 +306,7 @@ out:
 	case SMB2_SET_INFO:
 		rc = -EAGAIN;
 	}
+failed:
 	unload_nls(nls_codepage);
 	return rc;
 }