diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index e43ba6d..110febd 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@
 
 	task = xchg(&server->tsk, NULL);
 	if (task)
-		force_sig(SIGKILL, task);
+		send_sig(SIGKILL, task, 1);
 }
 
 static struct TCP_Server_Info *