diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index a610381f814051c6b4888f663f8293fa0b75889f..005c2af9d696ef12b5f8358b5f9e64fd44b3c3cb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ __smb_send_rqst(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int num_rqst,
 	if (rc < 0 && rc != -EINTR)
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Error %d sending data on socket to server\n",
 			 rc);
-	else
+	else if (rc > 0)
 		rc = 0;
 
 	return rc;