diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 1a47b95..5255dea 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -660,7 +660,12 @@
 	else
 		req->SecurityMode = 0;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
+	req->Capabilities = cpu_to_le32(SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_DFS);
+#else
 	req->Capabilities = 0;
+#endif /* DFS_UPCALL */
+
 	req->Channel = 0; /* MBZ */
 
 	sess_data->iov[0].iov_base = (char *)req;