diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 22a1d8156220..ed220daca3e1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ cifs_read_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_no_root;
 	/* tune readahead according to rsize if readahead size not set on mount */
+	if (cifs_sb->ctx->rsize == 0)
+		cifs_sb->ctx->rsize =
+			tcon->ses->server->ops->negotiate_rsize(tcon, cifs_sb->ctx);
 	if (cifs_sb->ctx->rasize)
 		sb->s_bdi->ra_pages = cifs_sb->ctx->rasize / PAGE_SIZE;
 	else
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 82bbaf8e92b7..b23f6b489bb9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -3734,6 +3734,11 @@ cifs_send_async_read(loff_t offset, size_t len, struct cifsFileInfo *open_file,
 				break;
 		}
 
+		if (cifs_sb->ctx->rsize == 0)
+			cifs_sb->ctx->rsize =
+				server->ops->negotiate_rsize(tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink),
+							     cifs_sb->ctx);
+
 		rc = server->ops->wait_mtu_credits(server, cifs_sb->ctx->rsize,
 						   &rsize, credits);
 		if (rc)
@@ -4512,6 +4517,11 @@ static int cifs_readpages(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 				break;
 		}
 
+		if (cifs_sb->ctx->rsize == 0)
+			cifs_sb->ctx->rsize =
+				server->ops->negotiate_rsize(tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink),
+							     cifs_sb->ctx);
+
 		rc = server->ops->wait_mtu_credits(server, cifs_sb->ctx->rsize,
 						   &rsize, credits);
 		if (rc)