diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 9190018f97e17fc6987c156c297052a3d4894e31..fa73e2a51cf282a3b4dc54487c72a8fa2e291425 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		mid_entry->callback(mid_entry);
 	}
 
-	while (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect) {
+	do {
 		try_to_freeze();
 
 		/* we should try only the port we connected to before */
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 				server->tcpStatus = CifsNeedNegotiate;
 			spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 		}
-	}
+	} while (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ int cifs_negotiate_protocol(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	}
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
-		if (server->tcpStatus != CifsExiting)
+		if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate)
 			server->tcpStatus = CifsGood;
 		else
 			rc = -EHOSTDOWN;