diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index fe77f41bff9f2438094542207a32e9af7928f97c..0c4df56c825abf30fd8bc9af035010eb32f6f2e0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -286,8 +286,11 @@ __smb_send_rqst(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int num_rqst,
 	int val = 1;
 	__be32 rfc1002_marker;
 
-	if (cifs_rdma_enabled(server) && server->smbd_conn) {
-		rc = smbd_send(server, num_rqst, rqst);
+	if (cifs_rdma_enabled(server)) {
+		/* return -EAGAIN when connecting or reconnecting */
+		rc = -EAGAIN;
+		if (server->smbd_conn)
+			rc = smbd_send(server, num_rqst, rqst);
 		goto smbd_done;
 	}
 	if (ssocket == NULL)