diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index c31b30b..549409b1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@
 		cifs_dump_mem("Bad SMB: ", buf,
 			min_t(unsigned int, server->total_read, 48));
 
+	if (server->ops->is_status_pending &&
+	    server->ops->is_status_pending(buf, server, length))
+		return -1;
+
 	if (!mid)
 		return length;