diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index e628848a1df9..6ef3c00de5ca 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -2834,6 +2834,8 @@ smb2_get_dfs_refer(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		usleep_range(512, 2048);
 	} while (++retry_count < 5);
 
+	if (!rc && !dfs_rsp)
+		rc = -EIO;
 	if (rc) {
 		if (!is_retryable_error(rc) && rc != -ENOENT && rc != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			cifs_tcon_dbg(VFS, "%s: ioctl error: rc=%d\n", __func__, rc);