diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 0c7596cef4b88639c50b3efdb86a511f349ac451..d82467cfb0e2df5ef7e655bc601f4f17f3b890b1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -3753,6 +3753,9 @@ cifs_mount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 	if (IS_ERR(tcon)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(tcon);
 		tcon = NULL;
+		if (rc == -EACCES)
+			goto mount_fail_check;
+
 		goto remote_path_check;
 	}