diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 49ba3617db59..a423d1403539 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -933,16 +933,17 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	} else if (rc != 0)
 		goto neg_exit;
 
+	rc = -EIO;
 	if (strcmp(server->vals->version_string,
 		   SMB3ANY_VERSION_STRING) == 0) {
 		if (rsp->DialectRevision == cpu_to_le16(SMB20_PROT_ID)) {
 			cifs_server_dbg(VFS,
 				"SMB2 dialect returned but not requested\n");
-			return -EIO;
+			goto neg_exit;
 		} else if (rsp->DialectRevision == cpu_to_le16(SMB21_PROT_ID)) {
 			cifs_server_dbg(VFS,
 				"SMB2.1 dialect returned but not requested\n");
-			return -EIO;
+			goto neg_exit;
 		} else if (rsp->DialectRevision == cpu_to_le16(SMB311_PROT_ID)) {
 			/* ops set to 3.0 by default for default so update */
 			server->ops = &smb311_operations;
@@ -953,7 +954,7 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 		if (rsp->DialectRevision == cpu_to_le16(SMB20_PROT_ID)) {
 			cifs_server_dbg(VFS,
 				"SMB2 dialect returned but not requested\n");
-			return -EIO;
+			goto neg_exit;
 		} else if (rsp->DialectRevision == cpu_to_le16(SMB21_PROT_ID)) {
 			/* ops set to 3.0 by default for default so update */
 			server->ops = &smb21_operations;
@@ -967,7 +968,7 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 		/* if requested single dialect ensure returned dialect matched */
 		cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "Invalid 0x%x dialect returned: not requested\n",
 				le16_to_cpu(rsp->DialectRevision));
-		return -EIO;
+		goto neg_exit;
 	}
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "mode 0x%x\n", rsp->SecurityMode);
@@ -985,9 +986,10 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	else {
 		cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "Invalid dialect returned by server 0x%x\n",
 				le16_to_cpu(rsp->DialectRevision));
-		rc = -EIO;
 		goto neg_exit;
 	}
+
+	rc = 0;
 	server->dialect = le16_to_cpu(rsp->DialectRevision);
 
 	/*