diff --git a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_socket.h b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_socket.h
index 5e25abc02364..db22a1d0546b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_socket.h
+++ b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_socket.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ enum smbdirect_keepalive_status {
 struct smbdirect_socket {
 	enum smbdirect_socket_status status;
 	wait_queue_head_t status_wait;
+	int first_error;
 
 	/*
 	 * This points to the workqueue to