diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 7e7f712f97fd..fde1c371605a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2609,11 +2609,14 @@ cifs_get_tcon(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tcon->pending_opens);
 	tcon->status = TID_GOOD;
 
-	/* schedule query interfaces poll */
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&tcon->query_interfaces,
 			  smb2_query_server_interfaces);
-	queue_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &tcon->query_interfaces,
-			   (SMB_INTERFACE_POLL_INTERVAL * HZ));
+	if (ses->server->dialect >= SMB30_PROT_ID &&
+	    (ses->server->capabilities & SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_MULTI_CHANNEL)) {
+		/* schedule query interfaces poll */
+		queue_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &tcon->query_interfaces,
+				   (SMB_INTERFACE_POLL_INTERVAL * HZ));
+	}
 
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	list_add(&tcon->tcon_list, &ses->tcon_list);