diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index 75142f49d65d..3b6bc53ee1c4 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -4020,6 +4020,12 @@ CIFSFindFirst(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			pSMB->FileName[name_len] = 0;
 			pSMB->FileName[name_len+1] = 0;
 			name_len += 2;
+		} else if (!searchName[0]) {
+			pSMB->FileName[0] = CIFS_DIR_SEP(cifs_sb);
+			pSMB->FileName[1] = 0;
+			pSMB->FileName[2] = 0;
+			pSMB->FileName[3] = 0;
+			name_len = 4;
 		}
 	} else {
 		name_len = copy_path_name(pSMB->FileName, searchName);
@@ -4031,6 +4037,10 @@ CIFSFindFirst(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			pSMB->FileName[name_len] = '*';
 			pSMB->FileName[name_len+1] = 0;
 			name_len += 2;
+		} else if (!searchName[0]) {
+			pSMB->FileName[0] = CIFS_DIR_SEP(cifs_sb);
+			pSMB->FileName[1] = 0;
+			name_len = 2;
 		}
 	}