diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 47034af..47d8ff6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 /* SMB echo "timeout" -- FIXME: tunable? */
 #define SMB_ECHO_INTERVAL (60 * HZ)
 
-extern void SMBNTencrypt(unsigned char *passwd, unsigned char *c8,
-			 unsigned char *p24);
-
 extern mempool_t *cifs_req_poolp;
 
 struct smb_vol {
@@ -2990,7 +2987,8 @@
 					 bcc_ptr);
 		else
 #endif /* CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH */
-		SMBNTencrypt(tcon->password, ses->server->cryptkey, bcc_ptr);
+		rc = SMBNTencrypt(tcon->password, ses->server->cryptkey,
+					bcc_ptr);
 
 		bcc_ptr += CIFS_AUTH_RESP_SIZE;
 		if (ses->capabilities & CAP_UNICODE) {