diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 1cff9aa9020c..ddb359906708 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ enum statusEnum {
 	CifsNew = 0,
 	CifsGood,
 	CifsExiting,
-	CifsNeedReconnect
+	CifsNeedReconnect,
+	CifsNeedNegotiate
 };
 
 enum securityEnum {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 3919ec8f956e..df959bae6728 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ cifs_reconnect_tcon(struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, int smb_command)
 	 */
 	while (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect) {
 		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(server->response_q,
-			(server->tcpStatus == CifsGood), 10 * HZ);
+			(server->tcpStatus != CifsNeedReconnect), 10 * HZ);
 
-		/* is TCP session is reestablished now ?*/
+		/* are we still trying to reconnect? */
 		if (server->tcpStatus != CifsNeedReconnect)
 			break;
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 709fd9d9b78f..8cf4a63a36d5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 
-	while ((server->tcpStatus != CifsExiting) &&
-	       (server->tcpStatus != CifsGood)) {
+	while (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect) {
 		try_to_freeze();
 
 		/* we should try only the port we connected to before */
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 			atomic_inc(&tcpSesReconnectCount);
 			spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 			if (server->tcpStatus != CifsExiting)
-				server->tcpStatus = CifsGood;
+				server->tcpStatus = CifsNeedNegotiate;
 			spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 		}
 	}
@@ -421,7 +420,7 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		pdu_length = 4; /* enough to get RFC1001 header */
 
 incomplete_rcv:
-		if (echo_retries > 0 &&
+		if (echo_retries > 0 && server->tcpStatus == CifsGood &&
 		    time_after(jiffies, server->lstrp +
 					(echo_retries * SMB_ECHO_INTERVAL))) {
 			cERROR(1, "Server %s has not responded in %d seconds. "
@@ -1766,6 +1765,7 @@ cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 		goto out_err_crypto_release;
 	}
+	tcp_ses->tcpStatus = CifsNeedNegotiate;
 
 	/* thread spawned, put it on the list */
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);