diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index f58fef5878c3..a83684d8eb5a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 			cFYI(1, ("less than four bytes received (%d bytes)",
 			      length));
 			pdu_length -= length;
-			cifs_reconnect(server);
 			msleep(1);
 			goto incomplete_rcv;
 		}