diff --git a/fs/smb/client/readdir.c b/fs/smb/client/readdir.c
index 1ea84f4ada39..9530e5b01564 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/readdir.c
@@ -244,8 +244,9 @@ cifs_posix_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, struct smb2_posix_info *info,
 {
 	unsigned int sbflags = cifs_sb_flags(cifs_sb);
 	struct smb2_posix_info_parsed parsed;
+	int rc;
 
-	posix_info_parse(info, NULL, &parsed);
+	rc = posix_info_parse(info, NULL, &parsed);
 
 	memset(fattr, 0, sizeof(*fattr));
 	fattr->cf_uniqueid = le64_to_cpu(info->Inode);
@@ -284,10 +285,15 @@ cifs_posix_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, struct smb2_posix_info *info,
 
 	fattr->cf_uid = cifs_sb->ctx->linux_uid;
 	fattr->cf_gid = cifs_sb->ctx->linux_gid;
-	if (!(sbflags & CIFS_MOUNT_OVERR_UID))
-		sid_to_id(cifs_sb, &parsed.owner, fattr, SIDOWNER);
-	if (!(sbflags & CIFS_MOUNT_OVERR_GID))
-		sid_to_id(cifs_sb, &parsed.group, fattr, SIDGROUP);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: failed to parse SIDs: %d\n",
+			 __func__, rc);
+	} else {
+		if (!(sbflags & CIFS_MOUNT_OVERR_UID))
+			sid_to_id(cifs_sb, &parsed.owner, fattr, SIDOWNER);
+		if (!(sbflags & CIFS_MOUNT_OVERR_GID))
+			sid_to_id(cifs_sb, &parsed.group, fattr, SIDGROUP);
+	}
 }
 
 static void __dir_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, const void *info)