diff --git a/source3/smbd/msdfs.c b/source3/smbd/msdfs.c
index a143e6d23ca..59ef628322a 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/msdfs.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/msdfs.c
@@ -357,6 +357,13 @@ static NTSTATUS create_conn_struct_as_root(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
 	}
 
+	talloc_free(conn->origpath);
+	conn->origpath = talloc_strdup(conn, conn->connectpath);
+	if (conn->origpath == NULL) {
+		conn_free(conn);
+		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
+	}
+
 	conn->fs_capabilities = SMB_VFS_FS_CAPABILITIES(conn, &conn->ts_res);
 	conn->tcon_done = true;
 	*pconn = talloc_move(ctx, &conn);