diff --git a/fs/smb/client/reparse.c b/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
index 616ca2dbfac4..b6bded042e78 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
@@ -1280,6 +1280,7 @@ bool cifs_reparse_point_to_fattr(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 		break;
 	case 0: /* SMB1 symlink */
 	case IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK:
+		fattr->cf_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
 		fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFLNK;
 		break;
 	default: