diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index b6e97f8586d2..5b108382902a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -157,11 +157,18 @@ enum smb_version {
 struct mid_q_entry;
 struct TCP_Server_Info;
 struct cifsFileInfo;
+struct cifs_ses;
 
 struct smb_version_operations {
 	int (*send_cancel)(struct TCP_Server_Info *, void *,
 			   struct mid_q_entry *);
 	bool (*compare_fids)(struct cifsFileInfo *, struct cifsFileInfo *);
+	/* setup request: allocate mid, sign message */
+	int (*setup_request)(struct cifs_ses *, struct kvec *, unsigned int,
+			     struct mid_q_entry **);
+	/* check response: verify signature, map error */
+	int (*check_receive)(struct mid_q_entry *, struct TCP_Server_Info *,
+			     bool);
 };
 
 struct smb_version_values {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 0a3fa960b84d..57af64220747 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ extern int SendReceive(const unsigned int /* xid */ , struct cifs_ses *,
 			int * /* bytes returned */ , const int long_op);
 extern int SendReceiveNoRsp(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 			    char *in_buf, int flags);
+extern int cifs_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *, struct kvec *, unsigned int,
+			      struct mid_q_entry **);
 extern int cifs_check_receive(struct mid_q_entry *mid,
 			struct TCP_Server_Info *server, bool log_error);
 extern int SendReceive2(const unsigned int /* xid */ , struct cifs_ses *,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
index ce27f8698b20..9cf76e89745f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ cifs_compare_fids(struct cifsFileInfo *ob1, struct cifsFileInfo *ob2)
 struct smb_version_operations smb1_operations = {
 	.send_cancel = send_nt_cancel,
 	.compare_fids = cifs_compare_fids,
+	.setup_request = cifs_setup_request,
+	.check_receive = cifs_check_receive,
 };
 
 struct smb_version_values smb1_values = {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 269a5a7e0030..87bd998cfbec 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ cifs_check_receive(struct mid_q_entry *mid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	return map_smb_to_linux_error(mid->resp_buf, log_error);
 }
 
-static int
+int
 cifs_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct kvec *iov,
 		   unsigned int nvec, struct mid_q_entry **ret_mid)
 {
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ SendReceive2(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 
 	mutex_lock(&ses->server->srv_mutex);
 
-	rc = cifs_setup_request(ses, iov, n_vec, &midQ);
+	rc = ses->server->ops->setup_request(ses, iov, n_vec, &midQ);
 	if (rc) {
 		mutex_unlock(&ses->server->srv_mutex);
 		cifs_small_buf_release(buf);
@@ -640,7 +640,8 @@ SendReceive2(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	else
 		*pRespBufType = CIFS_SMALL_BUFFER;
 
-	rc = cifs_check_receive(midQ, ses->server, flags & CIFS_LOG_ERROR);
+	rc = ses->server->ops->check_receive(midQ, ses->server,
+					     flags & CIFS_LOG_ERROR);
 
 	/* mark it so buf will not be freed by delete_mid */
 	if ((flags & CIFS_NO_RESP) == 0)