diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index a481296f417f..3c89569e7210 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ cifs_reconnect_tcon(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, int smb_command)
 		if (server->tcpStatus != CifsNeedReconnect)
 			break;
 
-		if (--retries)
+		if (retries && --retries)
 			continue;
 
 		/*