diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index c841244..7b67179 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -3688,14 +3688,16 @@
 			goto mount_fail_check;
 		}
 
-		rc = cifs_are_all_path_components_accessible(server,
+		if (rc != -EREMOTE) {
+			rc = cifs_are_all_path_components_accessible(server,
 							     xid, tcon, cifs_sb,
 							     full_path);
-		if (rc != 0) {
-			cifs_dbg(VFS, "cannot query dirs between root and final path, "
-				 "enabling CIFS_MOUNT_USE_PREFIX_PATH\n");
-			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags |= CIFS_MOUNT_USE_PREFIX_PATH;
-			rc = 0;
+			if (rc != 0) {
+				cifs_dbg(VFS, "cannot query dirs between root and final path, "
+					 "enabling CIFS_MOUNT_USE_PREFIX_PATH\n");
+				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags |= CIFS_MOUNT_USE_PREFIX_PATH;
+				rc = 0;
+			}
 		}
 		kfree(full_path);
 	}